# Cuts, lacerations at HydroChem, LLC
> OSHA SIR `2015118503` · 11/11/2015 · PLAQUEMINE, LOUISIANA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Ankle(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Cuts, lacerations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by discharged object or substance
- **Source:** Pressurized water-blast
## Employer
- **Name:** HydroChem, LLC
- **Location:** 21255 Hwy 1, PLAQUEMINE, LOUISIANA, 70765
- **NAICS:** 213112
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was hydro-blasting the inside of a tank when the hose ruptured, sending high-velocity water over his foot. The water lacerated his ankle, requiring surgery.

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