# Cuts, lacerations at HTH Companies, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2021076146` · 7/26/2021 · DECATUR, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Foot (feet), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Cuts, lacerations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by discharged object or substance
- **Source:** Pressurized water-blast
- **Secondary source:** Power washers
## Employer
- **Name:** HTH Companies, Inc.
- **Location:** 4666 East Faries Pkwy, DECATUR, ILLINOIS, 62526
- **NAICS:** 213112
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On July 26, 2021, an employee was hydroblasting using a 5,500 psi water blast gun with a 66-inch barrel. The barrel was run across the top of his left boot, lacerating the top of the foot. He was hospitalized, requiring cleaning and stitches for the wound.

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