# Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds at Canam Bridges US Inc.
> OSHA SIR `20211110097` · 11/22/2021 · CLAREMONT, NEW HAMPSHIRE
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hand(s), except finger(s)
- **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:** Canam Bridges US Inc.
- **Location:** 386 River Road, CLAREMONT, NEW HAMPSHIRE, 03743
- **NAICS:** 332312
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was cleaning a high-pressure paint gun. The gun activated and injected paint into the employee's palm.

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