# Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds at Pine Tree Waste, Inc
> OSHA SIR `20201110741` · 11/12/2020 · WATERVILLE, MAINE
## 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:** Pine Tree Waste, Inc
- **Location:** Thomas College, WATERVILLE, MAINE, 04901
- **NAICS:** 562212
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was cleaning a grease trap with a pressure washer. The washer hose ruptured and water, dirt, and other foreign objects were injected into the employee's right hand.

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