# Cuts, lacerations at United Rentals Inc
> OSHA SIR `2020077000` · 7/24/2020 · NEW YORK, NEW YORK
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Cuts, lacerations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by discharged object or substance
- **Source:** Lubricating greases, cutting oils
- **Secondary source:** Machinery, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** United Rentals Inc
- **Location:** 285 Fulton St, NEW YORK, NEW YORK, 10007
- **NAICS:** 532412
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was servicing a piece of rental equipment. While the employee was looking for a hydraulic leak, the employee's finger contacted the high-pressure leak and was lacerated by the hydraulic fluid. The employee was hospitalized.

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