# Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds at Intransit Container, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2017054330` · 5/12/2017 · WORCESTER, MASSACHUSETTS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by discharged object or substance
- **Source:** Liquids, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Power washers
## Employer
- **Name:** Intransit Container, Inc.
- **Location:** 53 Wiser Ave, WORCESTER, MASSACHUSETTS, 01607
- **NAICS:** 488510
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was power-washing a lift when the power-washer spray punctured the employee's left middle finger. The puncture became infected and required surgery.

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