Paintball Gun / Paintball Marker Safety

Paintball Gun / Paintball Marker Safety

Sports Injuries Report

NEISS- The National Injury Information Clearinghouse of the U. S. Consumer Product Safety Commission in Washington D. C. has provided injury estimates through use of the National Electronic Injury
Surveillance System.

In the number of estimated injuries per 1,000 participants, paintball had the LEAST NUMBER OF INJURIES of all the listed sports. The number of injuries for paintball is less by far than bowling, tennis, archery, basketball, and many other sports.

The government report warns: "CAUTION.  NEISS data and estimates are based on injuries treated in hospital emergency rooms that patients say are related to products. Therefore it is incorrect, when using NEISS data, to say the injuries were caused by the product." That means that the paintball total injuries include all types of injuries, and would include sprained ankles, cuts, heat exhaustion, etc., on and off the playing field, at organized play sites or otherwise, as well as any eye injuries. The estimated figures are calculated using data from a sample of hospitals in the U. S. and its territories. (APG NOV. 2003)

Paintball Safety Tips:

1. Always wear proper eye, face and ear protection designed especially to stop paintballs.
2. Never shoot a person who is not wearing proper protection.
3. Treat every marker as if it were loaded.
4. Never look down the barrel of a marker. unload and de-gas then remove barrel.
5. Never point the paintball marker at anything you don't wish to shoot.
6. Keep the paintball marker safety on until ready to shoot.
7. Keep the barrel plug in the paintball marker's muzzle when not shooting.
8. Always remove gas source before disassembly.
9. Store the marker unloaded and de-gassed in a locked place away from children.
10. Follow warnings listed on gas source for handling and storage.
11. Never use objects other than .68 caliber paintballs.
12. Do not shoot glass or other breakable objects.
13. Paintballs may cause staining on some porous surfaces such as brick, stucco, and wood. My trucks black paint was stained also.
14. Never engage in vandalism.
15. Do not use marker for drive-by shooting. You most likely will go to jail.
16. Always measure your markers velocity before playing paintball.
17. Never shoot at velocities in excess of 300 feet per second.
18. Do not modify your marker's pressurized air system or cylinder in ANY way. Any modifications to any paintball gun needs to be performed by a quilified service tech.
19. Follow all rules and listen to instructions at all paintball fields.
20. Use common sence

Paintball Gun Safety Tips