# Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds at Midwest Railcar Repair, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2021108755` · 10/11/2021 · BRANDON, SOUTH DAKOTA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by discharged object or substance
- **Source:** Chemical products, n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Sprayers, air guns-paint
## Employer
- **Name:** Midwest Railcar Repair, Inc.
- **Location:** 25965 482ND AVENUE, BRANDON, SOUTH DAKOTA, 57005
- **NAICS:** 336510
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

At about 10:00 p.m. on October 11, 2021, an employee was cleaning a pressurized paint gun. The gun activated while his left ring ringer was in front of the paint nozzle, which injected paint and solvent into the finger.

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