# Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures at AMP UNITED, LLC
> OSHA SIR `2024098570` · 9/14/2024 · NORFOLK, VIRGINIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Upper arm(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by discharged object or substance
- **Source:** Chips, particles, splinters  unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Sandblasting machinery
## Employer
- **Name:** AMP UNITED, LLC
- **Location:** 750 W Berkley Ave, NORFOLK, VIRGINIA, 23523
- **NAICS:** 336611
- **Jurisdiction:** 0
## Narrative

An employee was utilizing an aerial lift to abrasive-blast the external hull on the forward port side of a vessel. The employee's plastic boot covering got snagged on the lift floor and the employee fell while holding the hose, resulting in a laceration to their upper left bicep.

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