# Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds at Oceaneering International, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2023021098` · 2/3/2023 · BROWNSVILLE, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by discharged object or substance
- **Source:** Pressurized water-blast
- **Secondary source:** Power washers
## Employer
- **Name:** Oceaneering International, Inc.
- **Location:** 2000 State Highway 83, BROWNSVILLE, TEXAS, 78521
- **NAICS:** 213112
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was working under water, using a cavitation cleaning system to clean marine growth off a vessel hull. The machine left a hole at the crease of the finger.

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