# Open wounds, unspecified at Cera-Met, LLC
> OSHA SIR `2022054593` · 5/26/2022 · BETHLEHEM, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Open wounds, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by discharged object or substance
- **Source:** Pressurized water-blast
- **Secondary source:** Power washers
## Employer
- **Name:** Cera-Met, LLC
- **Location:** 2175 Ave. C, BETHLEHEM, PENNSYLVANIA, 18017
- **NAICS:** 331524
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was using a high-pressure washer to remove ceramic material from a casting. The casting was dropped, causing the employee's left index finger to be grazed by the water stream. The water pierced his glove and entered his finger.

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