# Cuts, lacerations at HK Cooperative, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `20231110818` · 11/25/2023 · SANDUSKY, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hand(s) and finger(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Cuts, lacerations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by discharged object or substance
- **Source:** Pressurized water-blast
- **Secondary source:** Power washers
## Employer
- **Name:** HK Cooperative, Inc.
- **Location:** 4413 W. Bogart Rd., SANDUSKY, OHIO, 44870
- **NAICS:** 311611
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On November 25, 2023, an employee was using a high-pressured water hose to perform sewer line cleaning operations. The employee's right little finger and palm were lacerated by pressurized water from the hose.

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