# Cuts, lacerations at Caesarstone Technologies USA Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2018088443` · 8/16/2018 · RICHMOND HILL, GEORGIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Foot (feet), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Cuts, lacerations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by discharged object or substance
- **Source:** Pressurized water-blast
- **Secondary source:** Power washers
## Employer
- **Name:** Caesarstone Technologies USA Inc.
- **Location:** 1 Caesarstone Drive, RICHMOND HILL, GEORGIA, 31324
- **NAICS:** 327991
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee triggered a pressure washer while the nozzle was pressed against the top of the injured employee's boot. The water blast penetrated the injured employee's boot and cut the top of the foot.

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