# Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds at Ahern Painting Contractors
> OSHA SIR `2022087372` · 8/19/2022 · BRONX, NEW YORK
## 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:** Ahern Painting Contractors
- **Location:** W 234th St Bridge, BRONX, NEW YORK, 10463
- **NAICS:** 238320
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was handed a paint spray gun to unclog. The gun went off and shot paint into his right hand. He was hospitalized.

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