# Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds at Briggs Equipment
> OSHA SIR `2019032438` · 3/6/2019 · SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hand(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by discharged object or substance
- **Source:** Lubricating greases, cutting oils
- **Secondary source:** Backhoes, trackhoes
## Employer
- **Name:** Briggs Equipment
- **Location:** 711 WW White Rd., SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS, 78219
- **NAICS:** 333618
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was performing maintenance on a backhoe, removing a hydraulic hose. The right valve released hydraulic fluid under pressure. His hand was scraped, and an amount of hydraulic fluid got under his skin.

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