Incident date: 2023-11-22
NAICS industry code: 562111

An employee was utilizing a mallet to hammer the brakes and bushings of a Waste Connections truck when a piece of metal flew into their eye. The employee sustained an eye laceration that required hospitalization.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
code_source: title: Metal chips, particles
code_nature: title: Cuts, lacerations
code_body: title: Eye(s)
severity: moderate