Incident date: 2021-09-10
NAICS industry code: 336611

An employee using twist pliers to install insulation panels was struck in the face by the pliers when a wire broke. The employee sustained a left eye orbital fracture and possibly a detached retina.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
code_source: title: Pliers, tongs
code_nature: title: Fractures and other injuries, unspecified
code_body: title: Eye(s)
severity: moderate