# Cuts, lacerations at Thomas Marine Systems, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2022053896` · 5/5/2022 · FORT LAUDERDALE, FLORIDA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hand(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Cuts, lacerations
## Cause
- **Event:** Machinery or equipment incident on water vehicle
- **Source:** Water vehicle, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Thomas Marine Systems, Inc.
- **Location:** 2029 SW 20th St, FORT LAUDERDALE, FLORIDA, 33315
- **NAICS:** 238190
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On May 5, 2022, an employee was repairing an AC unit on a vessel. When he cut a Schrader valve, his left hand was exposed to nitrogen. The employee's hand was lacerated and became swollen.

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