# Cuts, lacerations at Roto-Rooter
> OSHA SIR `20181011084` · 10/26/2018 · SUGAR LAND, TEXAS
## 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:** Hoses
## Employer
- **Name:** Roto-Rooter
- **Location:** 9920 Highway 90-A ste 150c, SUGAR LAND, TEXAS, 77478
- **NAICS:** 238220
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was preparing to jet drain lines when a hose developed a pinhole and water shot out at 3,800 psi. The employee's hand was lacerated between thumb and finger.

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