# Abrasions, scratches at Gem Stone, LLC
> OSHA SIR `2023098121` · 9/4/2023 · LAKE WALES, FLORIDA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple face locations
- **Nature of injury:** Abrasions, scratches
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by discharged object or substance
- **Source:** Source, n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Sandblasters-powered
## Employer
- **Name:** Gem Stone, LLC
- **Location:** 510 east State Rd 60, LAKE WALES, FLORIDA, 33898
- **NAICS:** 237310
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was working with structural steel by an outside area. As the employee went to lay a nozzle down, it sprayed across his face. The substance blew through the shield and grit struck him in the face, eyes, and nose. The employee sustained abrasive injuries around the nose and in the eyes, requiring hospitalization.

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