# Multiple types of open wounds at Independent Wind Solutions
> OSHA SIR `20231110374` · 11/9/2023 · BIG SPRING, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Forearm(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Multiple types of open wounds
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by discharged object or substance
- **Source:** Lubricating greases, cutting oils
## Employer
- **Name:** Independent Wind Solutions
- **Location:** 893 N McDonald Rd., BIG SPRING, TEXAS, 79720
- **NAICS:** 221115
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

A temporary employee was removing a fitting from a hydraulic accumulator when pressurized hydraulic fluid was released, lacerating and penetrating the employee's left forearm.

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