# Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds at Goodman Decorating Co Inc
> OSHA SIR `2019043876` · 4/16/2019 · HUNTSVILLE, ALABAMA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hand(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by discharged object or substance
- **Source:** Xylene
- **Secondary source:** Sprayers, air guns-paint
## Employer
- **Name:** Goodman Decorating Co Inc
- **Location:** 5450 Creative Way, HUNTSVILLE, ALABAMA, 35810
- **NAICS:** 238320
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was cleaning a paint gun with xylene. He had removed the gun's spray tip when pressurized xylene sprayed out, lacerating and injecting his hand. He was hospitalized with hand swelling and a potential infection.

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