# Embolism, air or fat at Aim Leasing Co.
> OSHA SIR `2023010557` · 1/18/2023 · WHEATLAND, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Embolism, air or fat
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by discharged object or substance
- **Source:** Pressurized air-blast
- **Secondary source:** Machinery, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Aim Leasing Co.
- **Location:** 10 Church Street, WHEATLAND, PENNSYLVANIA, 16161
- **NAICS:** 532120
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was carrying out a wheel seal and brake shoe/drum replacement on a vehicle's rear driver-side axle. The shop air gun was hooked to an air line and was lying on the floor next to him. As he was reaching for the air gun, the air line detached from the fitting. Pressurized air lacerated his right thumb and caused an embolism. He was hospitalized.

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