# Cuts, lacerations at International Marine & Industrial Applicator LLC
> OSHA SIR `2021075802` · 7/15/2021 · NORFOLK, VIRGINIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Arm(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Cuts, lacerations
## Cause
- **Event:** Explosion of pressure vessel, piping, or tire
- **Source:** Hoses
- **Secondary source:** Aerial lifts, scissor lifts-except truck-mounted
## Employer
- **Name:** International Marine & Industrial Applicator LLC
- **Location:** General Dynamics - NAASCO Norfolk, NORFOLK, VIRGINIA, 23510
- **NAICS:** 336611
- **Jurisdiction:** 0
## Narrative

An employee was sandblasting the external hull of a battleship. The blasting hose lost pressure because the blasting hose was under the tire of an aerial lift. The employee lowered the lift and tried to free the hose when it ruptured, causing a laceration to the employee's right arm.

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