# Open wounds, unspecified at Steamaways, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2018099838` · 9/22/2018 · DALLAS, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Toes(s), toenail(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Open wounds, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by discharged object or substance
- **Source:** Pressurized water-blast
- **Secondary source:** Power washers
## Employer
- **Name:** Steamaways, Inc.
- **Location:** 12626 International Parkway, DALLAS, TEXAS, 75228
- **NAICS:** 811192
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was washing a vehicle with a power washer. The hose got caught and as he pulled on the hose, the pressurized water blast struck his right boot under the steel toe and caused a deep open wound on the right toe.

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