# Cuts, lacerations at J.T. Thorpe & Son, Inc
> OSHA SIR `20211210417` · 12/4/2021 · GEISMAR, LOUISIANA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Thigh(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Cuts, lacerations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by discharged object or substance
- **Source:** Pressurized air-blast
## Employer
- **Name:** J.T. Thorpe & Son, Inc
- **Location:** 5342 Gateway, GEISMAR, LOUISIANA, 70734
- **NAICS:** 562991
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was blasting a piece of equipment in preparation for maintenance. The nozzle blasted his inner left thigh with air and abrasive medium, causing a laceration.

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