# Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds at Komatsu Equipment
> OSHA SIR `2017054676` · 5/24/2017 · EL PASO, TEXAS
## 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:** Lubricating greases, cutting oils
- **Secondary source:** Excavating machinery, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Komatsu Equipment
- **Location:** 1181 Burgundy Dr., EL PASO, TEXAS, 79907
- **NAICS:** 236220
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was removing a hydraulic line from a piece on an excavator. The line was still pressurized and when the connection was broken, the line crossed his left hand, injecting hydraulic oil into the hand and causing a laceration. He was hospitalized.

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