# Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds at Reynolds Iron Works Inc
> OSHA SIR `20191213059` · 12/20/2019 · WILLIAMSPORT, PENNSYLVANIA
## 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:** Paint
- **Secondary source:** Sprayers, air guns-paint
## Employer
- **Name:** Reynolds Iron Works Inc
- **Location:** 157 Palmer Industrial Rd, WILLIAMSPORT, PENNSYLVANIA, 17701
- **NAICS:** 332312
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was cleaning dirt from the tip of a sprayer nozzle and wand when the gun actuated while his palm was directly under the nozzle. The paint penetrated far into his hand, causing tissue damage and the entry of foreign material.

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