# Cuts, lacerations at BOS SOLUTIONS, INC.
> OSHA SIR `2016053753` · 5/4/2016 · STONEHAM, COLORADO
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hand(s), except finger(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Cuts, lacerations
## Cause
- **Event:** Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
- **Source:** Power washers
## Employer
- **Name:** BOS SOLUTIONS, INC.
- **Location:** Whiting Oil and Gas Unit 409, STONEHAM, COLORADO, 80754
- **NAICS:** 213112
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was using a pressure washer at an oil and gas site. The water pressure was approximately 1400 psi. He lost control of the hose and the wand struck the employee's left hand causing a laceration between the thumb and wrist. The employee was hospitalized overnight.

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