# Cuts, lacerations at International Flooring & Protective Coatings Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2022086842` · 8/3/2022 · NEWPORT NEWS, VIRGINIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Upper and lower limb(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Cuts, lacerations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by discharged object or substance
- **Source:** Pressurized water-blast
- **Secondary source:** Power washers
## Employer
- **Name:** International Flooring & Protective Coatings Inc.
- **Location:** 4101 Washington Ave, NEWPORT NEWS, VIRGINIA, 23605
- **NAICS:** 336611
- **Jurisdiction:** 0
## Narrative

An employee at a drydock was keel-cutting a ship with an ultra-high-pressure water jet rig. The drive head on the rig gun broke off, causing the water to strike and lacerate the employee s left arm and leg.

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