# Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures at Eco Blasting, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2025054727` · 5/20/2025 · AURORA, NEBRASKA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Chest  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:** Protective apparel  n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Eco Blasting, Inc.
- **Location:** 2103 Harvest Drive, AURORA, NEBRASKA, 68818
- **NAICS:** 561790
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was cleaning in a confined space using the lance (hose) of a 20,000-psi water blasting pump when they lost control of the water lance. The employee went to shut off the unit by raising their foot off of the control pedal but the stream of pressurized water cut through their personal protective equipment (PPE), resulting in a laceration near their ribs on the left side of their torso. The employee was hospitalized and required surgery.

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