# Surface and flesh wounds  unspecified at IMIA, LLC
> OSHA SIR `2025077486` · 7/30/2025 · NEWPORT NEWS, VIRGINIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hand(s) and arm(s)  n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Surface and flesh wounds  unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by discharged object or substance
- **Source:** Chips, particles, splinters  unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Sandblasting machinery
## Employer
- **Name:** IMIA, LLC
- **Location:** 4101 Washington Ave, NEWPORT NEWS, VIRGINIA, 23607
- **NAICS:** 213112
- **Jurisdiction:** 0
## Narrative

An employee had been performing abrasive blasting operations in the sonar dome of a submarine. The employee completed replacing the outer blast glass layer on their blast hood and, while kneeling, the dead-man switch on their blast hose was actuated. High pressure (125-130 psi) air and blast media struck and injured their left forearm and hand. 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*