Incident date: 2018-06-08
NAICS industry code: 922160

On June 8, 2018, at approximately 12:00 p.m., an employee was attempting to repair a pipe hose on a wheeled fire extinguisher. The employee's right eye was struck with a steel pipe he was using for leverage causing cuts around the eye, swelling and impaired vision.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
code_source: title: Metal pipes, tubing
code_nature: title: Multiple traumatic injuries and disorders, unspecified
code_body: title: Eye(s)
severity: moderate