# Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds at Hydromax USA
> OSHA SIR `20201010188` · 10/27/2020 · HOUSTON, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hand(s), except finger(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by discharged object or substance
- **Source:** Pressurized water-blast
- **Secondary source:** Power washers
## Employer
- **Name:** Hydromax USA
- **Location:** Greenward Rd &Benbow Way, HOUSTON, TEXAS, 77080
- **NAICS:** 237110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

The employee was using a pressure washer to clean a water valve. The tip was leaking and the employee was adjusting the tip when the wand was triggered and a stream of water punctured the palm of his right hand.

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