# Cuts, lacerations at NRG Energy Powerton Generating Station
> OSHA SIR `2020087992` · 8/23/2020 · PEKIN, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Elbow(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Cuts, lacerations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Hoses
- **Secondary source:** Oxygen tanks and cylinders
## Employer
- **Name:** NRG Energy Powerton Generating Station
- **Location:** 13082 E Manito Rd., PEKIN, ILLINOIS, 61554
- **NAICS:** 221112
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On August 23, 2020, an employee was checking the pressure on compressed oxygen cylinders used for boiler chemistry control. When the employee opened a cylinder manifold valve, the stainless steel braided hose connecting the cylinder cradle to the pressure gauge failed and whipped around, striking the employee on the back and the left elbow. The employee suffered a 6-inch laceration to the elbow and was hospitalized.

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