# Cuts, lacerations at Procter & Gamble
> OSHA SIR `20181213171` · 12/25/2018 · JACKSON, MISSOURI
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Forearm(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Cuts, lacerations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by discharged object or substance
- **Source:** Pressurized water-blast
- **Secondary source:** Power washers
## Employer
- **Name:** Procter & Gamble
- **Location:** 14484 State Highway 177, JACKSON, MISSOURI, 63755
- **NAICS:** 339999
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was using a pressure washer to clean a paper machine. High-pressure water from the nozzle caused a 4-inch laceration on his left forearm.

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