# Cuts, lacerations at US Foods, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2020032041` · 3/3/2020 · PORT ORANGE, FLORIDA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Cuts, lacerations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by discharged object or substance
- **Source:** Lubricating greases, cutting oils
- **Secondary source:** Semi, tractor-trailer, tanker truck
## Employer
- **Name:** US Foods, Inc.
- **Location:** 5424 S Williamson Blvd, PORT ORANGE, FLORIDA, 32123
- **NAICS:** 424490
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

A mechanic was investigating a possible hydraulic leak on the lift gate of a semi-trailer. A hydraulic line on the lift gate released pressurized hydraulic fluid which lacerated the mechanic's right middle finger and fluid was injected into the finger.

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