# Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures at Wertz Plumbing & Heating, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2025010846` · 1/27/2025 · MUSCODA, WISCONSIN
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hand(s), finger(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:** Wertz Plumbing & Heating, Inc.
- **Location:** 19029 Skyline Dr., MUSCODA, WISCONSIN, 53573
- **NAICS:** 238220
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was unclogging a pressure washer when their left hand was struck by the high-pressure water. The employee sustained lacerations and required surgery.

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