# Cuts and abrasions or bruises at Sussex Rural Electric Co-op
> OSHA SIR `20221211223` · 12/28/2022 · WANTAGE, NEW JERSEY
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Face, unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Cuts and abrasions or bruises
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by discharged object or substance
- **Source:** Caps, lids, covers, n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Power lines, transformers, convertors
## Employer
- **Name:** Sussex Rural Electric Co-op
- **Location:** 64 County Road 639, WANTAGE, NEW JERSEY, 07461
- **NAICS:** 221122
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was preparing to remove the lid from a transformer when they were struck by the pressurized lid, resulting in a laceration and bruising to the right side of the face as well as a right shoulder injury.

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