Paint Spray Gun Injury of the Hand

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LEAD poisoning is a well-known occupational hazard in a number of industries and trades.1-3While working conditions and health status of employees in industries with well-recognized potential lead hazards are improving, unexpected sources of lead exposure continue to generate disease.4 We report a clinical case of lead poisoning that occurred as a consequence of an industrial accident— paint spray gun injury to the hand. Such accidents have attracted attention5-8for reasons related to the sequelae of the traumatic injury; to our knowledge, this is the first reported case of lead poisoning resulting from such an injury. Report of a Case A 41-year-old man, a painter, used a high-pressure paint-spraying gun to apply paint on the hull of a ship. On Jan 10, 1980, the hose of the paint-spraying installation broke, and paint was injected under high pressure into the palm of his left hand. He was first examined

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