# Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds at Monarch Products Co., Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2021053824` · 5/10/2021 · YORK HAVEN, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hand(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:** Monarch Products Co., Inc.
- **Location:** 385 Sipe Road, YORK HAVEN, PENNSYLVANIA, 17370
- **NAICS:** 327390
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was using a 3,500 PSI power washer. The hose developed three pinholes, and high-pressure water punctured the employee's hand.

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