# Cuts and abrasions or bruises at Veolia Environmental Services, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `20171211863` · 12/14/2017 · LA PORTE, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Leg(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Cuts and abrasions or bruises
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by discharged object or substance
- **Source:** Pressurized water-blast
- **Secondary source:** Other handtools-powered, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Veolia Environmental Services, Inc.
- **Location:** 12501 Strange Road, LA PORTE, TEXAS, 77571
- **NAICS:** 213112
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On 12/14/2017, an employee was using a water jet "gun" with hot water coming out at 3,000 psi to spray columns in a sand pit. The high-pressure water then cut his leg, causing an abrasion and requiring hospitalization.

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