# Embolism, air or fat at Caliber Collision Center #2301
> OSHA SIR `2021119431` · 11/1/2021 · BUFORD, GEORGIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hand(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Embolism, air or fat
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by discharged object or substance
- **Source:** Pressurized air-blast
- **Secondary source:** Air compressors
## Employer
- **Name:** Caliber Collision Center #2301
- **Location:** 4165 South Lee Street, BUFORD, GEORGIA, 30518
- **NAICS:** 811121
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On 11/1/2021, an employee was cleaning a car when he blew compressed air across his hand and received an air embolism, resulting in hospitalization.

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