# Traumatic injuries or exposures  unspecified at MERRILL IRON & STEEL INC.
> OSHA SIR `2025010928` · 1/29/2025 · SPRINGFIELD, MISSOURI
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Other finger(s)  n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Traumatic injuries or exposures  unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by discharged object or substance
- **Source:** Paint, lacquer, shellac, varnish
- **Secondary source:** Handheld paint guns, sprayers
## Employer
- **Name:** MERRILL IRON & STEEL INC.
- **Location:** 2101 N. Packer Road, SPRINGFIELD, MISSOURI, 65803
- **NAICS:** 332312
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was transferring paint from a high-pressure spray gun into a cup for touch-ups. While spraying paint from the spray gun, the paint pierced his skin and was injected into his left ring finger. The employee was hospitalized and required surgery to remove the paint from his finger.

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