# Effects of poison, toxic, or allergenic exposure  unspecified at IMIA, LLC
> OSHA SIR `2025043998` · 4/29/2025 · NORFOLK, VIRGINIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** BODY SYSTEMS
- **Nature of injury:** Effects of poison, toxic, or allergenic exposure  unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by discharged object or substance
- **Source:** Paint, lacquer, shellac, varnish
- **Secondary source:** Handheld paint guns, sprayers
## Employer
- **Name:** IMIA, LLC
- **Location:** 200 Ligon St., NORFOLK, VIRGINIA, 23523
- **NAICS:** 336611
- **Jurisdiction:** 0
## Narrative

An employee was performing paint spraying operations when he experienced an issue with the spray gun. He twisted the spray tip back and forth to free some stuck material. The trigger assembly was actuated, causing paint to be injected into his left thumb. The paint entered into his bloodstream.

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