# Traumatic injuries or exposures  unspecified at Seminole Equipment, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2025065917` · 6/21/2025 · JACKSON, MISSISSIPPI
## 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:** Seminole Equipment, Inc.
- **Location:** I-20 East to I-55 North ramp, JACKSON, MISSISSIPPI, 39206
- **NAICS:** 237310
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was painting structural steel below the bridge. The employee's spray gun became clogged and he went to unclog it. The spray gun rotated the tip of the gun and the trigger was actuated, causing paint to be injected into his finger. The employee suffered a high pressure injection wound to the finger and was hospitalized.

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