# Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard
> OSHA SIR `2019043842` · 4/15/2019 · KITTERY, MAINE
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
- **Nature of injury:** Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds
## Cause
- **Event:** Machinery or equipment incident on water vehicle
- **Source:** Water vehicle, n.e.c
- **Secondary source:** Sandblasters-powered
## Employer
- **Name:** Portsmouth Naval Shipyard
- **Location:** Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, KITTERY, MAINE, 03904
- **NAICS:** 336611
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was conducting abrasive blasting inside a tank in a submarine. Blast media from the nozzle struck his chest and was embedded in the skin. He was hospitalized.

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