Tuesday, March 5, 2013

Paintball Eye Injury

Mechanical and Safety Engineering (MASE) Product Failure Injury Report

Product involved: Paintball marker

What happened: A child spectating a paintball game was hit in the eye.

Injuries: Partial blindness

Recommendations: Paintball games require proper eye protection to ensure participant safety.  Referees are also required to enforce safety rules and to stop game play if a hazardous situation occurs.  This particular injury was to a non-participant.  Spectator viewing areas must be properly safeguarded so onlookers are protected from the paintballs.  Doors and passageways are a common weakness at paintball fields.  Overlapped netting can protect onlookers and ensure paintballs do not leave the playing field.

OSHA/Standard violations?: No

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