# Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds at HTH Companies, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2021042899` · 4/7/2021 · HASTINGS, NEBRASKA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Leg(s), unspecified
- **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:** HTH Companies, Inc.
- **Location:** AGP Plant, HASTINGS, NEBRASKA, 68901
- **NAICS:** 213112
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was operating a pressure washer. A fitting failed and high-pressure water was injected into the employee's leg.

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