# Abrasions, scratches at U.S. Coast Guard Yard
> OSHA SIR `2023109123` · 10/3/2023 · BALTIMORE, MARYLAND
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Leg(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Abrasions, scratches
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by discharged object or substance
- **Source:** Source, n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Surfacing handtools-powered, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** U.S. Coast Guard Yard
- **Location:** 2401 Hawkins Point Road, BALTIMORE, MARYLAND, 21226
- **NAICS:** 336611
- **Jurisdiction:** 0
## Narrative

An employee was grit blasting when the blasting material contacted his left leg, resulting in an abrasion that required hospitalization.

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