# Embolism, air or fat at Summit Waterproofing, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2018032805` · 3/22/2018 · ALABASTER, ALABAMA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hand(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Embolism, air or fat
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by discharged object or substance
- **Source:** Pressurized water-blast
- **Secondary source:** Power washers
## Employer
- **Name:** Summit Waterproofing, Inc.
- **Location:** 308E 2nd Place SW, ALABASTER, ALABAMA, 35007
- **NAICS:** 237110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was adjusting the tip on his pressure washer with his right hand when he accidentally hit the trigger with his opposite hand, shooting a stream of high-pressure water into his right hand. He suffered a laceration to his right hand and was hospitalized for an embolism.

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