# Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds at USI RG Insulation
> OSHA SIR `2023087398` · 8/14/2023 · DENVER, 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:** Paint
- **Secondary source:** Sprayers, air guns-paint
## Employer
- **Name:** USI RG Insulation
- **Location:** 4275 Forest St., DENVER, COLORADO, 80216
- **NAICS:** 238310
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee had been painting a home. He was unclogging a low-pressure paint sprayer when the trigger was activated and his right hand was injected with paint.

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