# Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk at Nighthawk Services
> OSHA SIR `2021054367` · 5/28/2021 · BEAUMONT, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
- **Nature of injury:** Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by discharged object or substance
- **Source:** Pressurized water-blast
- **Secondary source:** Power washers
## Employer
- **Name:** Nighthawk Services
- **Location:** 7665 TX-73, BEAUMONT, TEXAS, 77705
- **NAICS:** 561320
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

At 11:00 a.m. on May 28, 2021, an employee was bracing the lid of a shaft plate by standing against it. The water stream from a high-power pressure washer struck him in the back, causing a laceration and a collapsed lung. He was hospitalized.

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