# Open wounds, unspecified at MPW Industrial Services Incorporated
> OSHA SIR `2019077666` · 7/26/2019 · MARYSVILLE, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Foot (feet), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Open wounds, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by discharged object or substance
- **Source:** Pressurized water-blast
## Employer
- **Name:** MPW Industrial Services Incorporated
- **Location:** 2400 Honda Parkway, MARYSVILLE, OHIO, 43040
- **NAICS:** 561210
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was operating water-jetting equipment when it got plugged. He reported the issue and stepped back while another employee started troubleshooting. After steps were taken to continue working, the second employee restarted the equipment. The equipment stopped working again and quickly turned sideways under pressure. Pressurized water struck and penetrated the first employee's blast boot, piercing the skin on his right foot.

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