# Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds at Environmental Products & Services of Vermont, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2016021071` · 2/4/2016 · MC KEES ROCKS, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hand(s) and finger(s)
- **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:** Environmental Products & Services of Vermont, Inc.
- **Location:** 200 Neville Road, MC KEES ROCKS, PENNSYLVANIA, 15136
- **NAICS:** 562111
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was attempting to remove a pressure washer tip on the pressure washer while it was running. High pressure water was injected into the employee's palm and left middle finger. The employee was hospitalized.

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*Source: [OSHA Severe Injury Reports](https://www.osha.gov/severe-injury-reports) · MORVS · CC0 1.0*