OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221410046

CALIBER HOLDINGS CORPORATION

BUFORD, GA· 2021-11-01T00:00:00

Event: Air Pressure, Automotive Repair, Cleaning, Compressed Air, Embolism, Glove, Gun, Hand, Hand Tool, High Pressure, PPE, PPE Hazard Assessment, Puncture Wound, Struck By
NAICS: 811121
Inspection type: Referral
Activity number: #345630990
Employer profile: CALIBER HOLDINGS CORPORATION
Summary number: 221410046
Report ID: 0418100

Event description

Employee develops embolism after spraying hand with air gun

Investigation abstract

At 7:30 a.m. on November 1, 2021, an employee was using a compressed air gun to blow off the body of a car. As the employee directed the gun at the car, he placed his hand in the path of the air flow. Despite the gun being operated at less than 30 pounds per square inch (psi), the employee developed an embolism in his hand, requiring hospitalization.

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 42 M

Event type
14

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