# Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds at National Coatings, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2023032009` · 3/3/2023 · COLORADO SPRINGS, COLORADO
## 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:** Tars, sealants, caulking, insulation, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Sprayers, air guns-paint
## Employer
- **Name:** National Coatings, Inc.
- **Location:** 703 E Las Vegas St, COLORADO SPRINGS, COLORADO, 80903
- **NAICS:** 238320
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was operating a high-pressure paint pump, applying wall sealer to a cement wall in a basin at a sewer plant. While unplugging the spray gun, it injected the wall sealer chemical into his left hand. The employee required surgery.

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