# Cuts, lacerations at TURNER INDUSTRIES
> OSHA SIR `2018055130` · 5/25/2018 · PLAQUEMINE, LOUISIANA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hand(s), except finger(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Cuts, lacerations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by discharged object or substance
- **Source:** Pressurized water-blast
- **Secondary source:** Power washers
## Employer
- **Name:** TURNER INDUSTRIES
- **Location:** 26100 Highway 405 South, PLAQUEMINE, LOUISIANA, 70764
- **NAICS:** 486990
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

At about 3:30 p.m. on May 25, 2018, an employee was in a cell renewal building, hydroblasting deposits from a cell body. A 4-foot section of hose connected to the blasting gun ruptured in the palm of their left hand, causing a laceration.

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