# Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures at HEPACO, LLC
> OSHA SIR `2024043383` · 4/18/2024 · CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Foot (feet), toe(s)  unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by discharged object or substance
- **Source:** Pressurized water blast
- **Secondary source:** Pressure washers
## Employer
- **Name:** HEPACO, LLC
- **Location:** 9355 Harris Corners Parkway, CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA, 28269
- **NAICS:** 562910
- **Jurisdiction:** 0
## Narrative

An employee was pressure washing a rail car, slipped, and fell. Pressurized water struck the employee's right foot. The employee suffered a laceration and an injection wound requiring hospitalization for surgery.

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