Incident date: 2016-05-31
NAICS industry code: 811219

On 5/31/2016, an employee was servicing an MRI machine when the machine magnetically energized and the employee's metal knife was drawn into his eye socket resulting in retinal detachment causing blindness.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
code_source: title: Knives, unspecified or n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds
code_body: title: Eye(s)
severity: moderate