# Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds at EVERGREEN NORTH AMERICAN INDUSTRIAL SERVICES
> OSHA SIR `2023065719` · 6/27/2023 · RIPLEY, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Foot (feet), 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:** EVERGREEN NORTH AMERICAN INDUSTRIAL SERVICES
- **Location:** 123 Waterworks Road, RIPLEY, OHIO, 45167
- **NAICS:** 562211
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was inside of a permanent filter media pod hydroblasting the filter media with an 8,000 psi wand. The employee lost their balance and the water from the wand made contact with their foot, resulting in a puncture wound.

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