# Cuts, lacerations at Cal-Maine Foods, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `20191212552` · 12/5/2019 · BLACKSHEAR, GEORGIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Cuts, lacerations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by discharged object or substance
- **Source:** Pressurized water-blast
- **Secondary source:** Power washers
## Employer
- **Name:** Cal-Maine Foods, Inc.
- **Location:** 180 North Church Street, BLACKSHEAR, GEORGIA, 31516
- **NAICS:** 112310
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

Two employees were unclogging a drain at a building's wastewater system. One employee was using a hose plugged into a pressure washer; the hose burst and high-pressure water lacerated the other employee's index finger.

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