# Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds at Delta Sonic Car Wash
> OSHA SIR `2019088828` · 8/25/2019 · BUFFALO, NEW YORK
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(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:** Aerial lifts, scissor lifts-except truck-mounted
## Employer
- **Name:** Delta Sonic Car Wash
- **Location:** 570 Delaware Avenue, BUFFALO, NEW YORK, 14202
- **NAICS:** 811192
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was repairing an aerial lift when a hydraulic hose leaked, causing high-pressure hydraulic fluid to come out and puncture the skin on the employee's left middle finger. The wound became infected and required hospitalization.

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