# Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds at National Heat Exchange
> OSHA SIR `2021075556` · 7/7/2021 · YOUNGSTOWN, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Nonclassifiable
- **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:** National Heat Exchange
- **Location:** 8397 Southern Boulevard, YOUNGSTOWN, OHIO, 44512
- **NAICS:** 562998
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was using a pressure washer when the fitting came off, causing the water to be injected under his skin.

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