# Cuts, lacerations at Highland Tank & Mfg. Co.
> OSHA SIR `20181212897` · 12/17/2018 · STOYSTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hand(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Cuts, lacerations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by discharged object or substance
- **Source:** Methyl ethyl ketone
- **Secondary source:** Sprayers, air guns-paint
## Employer
- **Name:** Highland Tank & Mfg. Co.
- **Location:** One Highland Road, STOYSTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA, 15563
- **NAICS:** 331221
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee had been cleaning a paint gun. He tripped over the paint hose, lost balance and pulled the trigger of the paint gun. His left hand was sprayed with methyl ethyl ketone (MEK) and the force of the spray cut his glove and caused a laceration to the hand. The employee was hospitalized for infection.

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*Source: [OSHA Severe Injury Reports](https://www.osha.gov/severe-injury-reports) · MORVS · CC0 1.0*