Incident date: 2016-08-16
NAICS industry code: 441320

An employee was installing a car tire on a steel rim when the tire iron dislodged and struck the employee in the left eye, requiring hospitalization.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
code_source: title: Turning handtools-nonpowered, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
code_body: title: Eye(s)
severity: moderate