# Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds at C&W Faciltiy Mainteance LLC
> OSHA SIR `2020021339` · 2/11/2020 · BLAIR, NEBRASKA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hand(s), 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:** C&W Faciltiy Mainteance LLC
- **Location:** 650 Industrial Park Dr., BLAIR, NEBRASKA, 68008
- **NAICS:** 561720
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was water jetting a clogged section of pipe when the employee lost their grip and the water jet line forced itself back out of the pipe due to the pressure. The water jet pierced the employee's left glove and punctured the left hand as it came out of the pipe.

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