# Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds at Stevens Towing Co.,Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2021086461` · 8/3/2021 · YONGES ISLAND, SOUTH CAROLINA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
- **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:** Stevens Towing Co.,Inc.
- **Location:** 4170 Highway 165, YONGES ISLAND, SOUTH CAROLINA, 29449
- **NAICS:** 336611
- **Jurisdiction:** 0
## Narrative

An employee was water blasting when the water stream struck the employee in the left ribs, bicep, and wrist, resulting in water under the skin that required hospitalization and surgery.

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