# Cuts and abrasions or bruises at Chemtall Incorporated
> OSHA SIR `2023054645` · 5/24/2023 · RICEBORO, GEORGIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Cuts and abrasions or bruises
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by discharged object or substance
- **Source:** Pressurized water-blast
- **Secondary source:** Power washers
## Employer
- **Name:** Chemtall Incorporated
- **Location:** 1 Chemical Plant Road, RICEBORO, GEORGIA, 31323
- **NAICS:** 325998
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was using a pressure washer to clean a sump pump. As he was standing up, the pressurized stream of water struck him, resulting in a laceration to his right arm that required surgery and an abrasion to his abdomen. The employee was hospitalized.

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