# Abrasions, scratches at PBI International, LLC
> OSHA SIR `2023032671` · 3/25/2023 · CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Leg(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Abrasions, scratches
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by discharged object or substance
- **Source:** Pressurized water-blast
- **Secondary source:** Power washers
## Employer
- **Name:** PBI International, LLC
- **Location:** 2920 Texaco Rd, CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS, 78402
- **NAICS:** 562998
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was using a hydro blasting pump to clean the interior of a large oil storage tank when he slipped. The pressurized water from the wand then struck his leg, resulting in abrasions that required hospitalization.

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