# Open wounds, unspecified at Alpha Technical Services
> OSHA SIR `2018089053` · 8/31/2018 · PASADENA, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hand(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Open wounds, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by discharged object or substance
- **Source:** Pressurized water-blast
- **Secondary source:** Power washers
## Employer
- **Name:** Alpha Technical Services
- **Location:** 5100 Underwood, PASADENA, TEXAS, 77507
- **NAICS:** 561990
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was testing the gun for a pressure washer when it shot high-pressure water into his hand. He suffered possible tendon damage, water under the skin of three fingers, and abrasions, requiring hospitalization.

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