# Avulsions, enucleations at Mericle Construction Inc
> OSHA SIR `2023109253` · 10/6/2023 · PLAINS, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hand(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Avulsions, enucleations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by discharged object or substance
- **Source:** Lubricating greases, cutting oils
- **Secondary source:** Hoses
## Employer
- **Name:** Mericle Construction Inc
- **Location:** 159 Commonwealth Drive, PLAINS, PENNSYLVANIA, 18705
- **NAICS:** 236220
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On October 6, 2023, an employee was changing hydraulic hoses on construction equipment when pressurized fluid struck his left hand, partially degloving his hand. He also suffered a laceration to the left little finger. The employee was hospitalized and had surgery.

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