# Avulsions, enucleations at International Marine and Industrial Applicators, LLC
> OSHA SIR `2023065315` · 6/16/2023 · SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Upper arm(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Avulsions, enucleations
## Cause
- **Event:** Machinery or equipment incident on water vehicle
- **Source:** Water vehicle, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** International Marine and Industrial Applicators, LLC
- **Location:** 3475 E Street, SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA, 92102
- **NAICS:** 336611
- **Jurisdiction:** 0
## Narrative

An employee was abrasive blasting in the fan room on a ship. He backed into a 12-inch dust collector chute. The suction pulled the employee's left shoulder into the chute and the employee lost control of the blasting hose. Blast media caused an avulsion to the employee's upper right bicep.

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