# Cuts, lacerations at Central Westchester Tenants Corp.
> OSHA SIR `2021097583` · 9/3/2021 · HARTSDALE, NEW YORK
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hand(s), except finger(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Cuts, lacerations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by discharged object or substance
- **Source:** Pressurized water-blast
- **Secondary source:** Power washers
## Employer
- **Name:** Central Westchester Tenants Corp.
- **Location:** 100 East Hartsdale Avenue, HARTSDALE, NEW YORK, 10530
- **NAICS:** 531311
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was cleaning carpet pieces using a pressure washer. High-pressure water hit the employee's left hand, cutting the top of the hand.

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