# Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures at Smith Industrial Services
> OSHA SIR `20241110698` · 11/16/2024 · ALICEVILLE, ALABAMA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Abdomen  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:** Smith Industrial Services
- **Location:** 10100 State Road 14, ALICEVILLE, ALABAMA, 35442
- **NAICS:** 562998
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was operating a high-pressure (2500 psi) water jet machine and sustained a laceration to his abdomen.

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