# Open wounds, unspecified at Synthomer
> OSHA SIR `2023032563` · 3/22/2023 · MOGADORE, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hand(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:** Synthomer
- **Location:** 165 South Cleveland Avenue, MOGADORE, OHIO, 44260
- **NAICS:** 325998
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was feeding a pressure washer through a pipe. As it made a turn at a flange, the employee's right hand was struck by pressurized water, resulting in an injury.

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