# Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds at HOY EXCAVATING
> OSHA SIR `2015107331` · 10/2/2015 · KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Foot (feet), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by discharged object or substance
- **Source:** Pressurized water-blast
- **Secondary source:** Power washers
## Employer
- **Name:** HOY EXCAVATING
- **Location:** N. Prospect Avenue and Berry Road, KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI, 64153
- **NAICS:** 238910
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

While using a high-pressure power washer, an employee's right foot was impaled by the power washer.

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