Incident date: 2016-05-11
NAICS industry code: 236220

Two employees were working together to align a PVC vent pipe. When one of the employees used a 2-pound hammer to strike a PVC wedge, the PVC wedge fractured, and a piece of the wedge entered the right side of the employee's eye, past the safety glasses.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
code_source: title: Plastic chips, particles
code_nature: title: Swelling, inflammation, irritation-nonspecified injury
code_body: title: Eye(s)
severity: moderate