# Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures at U.S. Department of the Navy
> OSHA SIR `2024087258` · 8/8/2024 · KINGS BAY, GEORGIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Knee(s)
- **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:** U.S. Department of the Navy
- **Location:** USS Rhode Island SSBN 740, KINGS BAY, GEORGIA, 31547
- **NAICS:** 336611
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was pressure-washing the inside of a submarine's ballast compartment. The spray from the pressure washer gun swept across his knee and lacerated it.

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