# Cuts, lacerations at Holt Crane and Equipment
> OSHA SIR `2018033007` · 3/28/2018 · HOUSTON, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hand(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Cuts, lacerations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by discharged object or substance
- **Source:** Pressurized air-blast
- **Secondary source:** Pressure lines, except hoses
## Employer
- **Name:** Holt Crane and Equipment
- **Location:** 7010 N. Loop E. Frwy., HOUSTON, TEXAS, 77028
- **NAICS:** 423830
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was making repairs to a cylinder on a crane.  When the hydraulic line was removed, the pressure in the hose blew and cut the employee's left hand.  The employee was hospitalized and had surgery.

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