Incident date: 2018-11-09
NAICS industry code: 327390

An employee was punching holes in metal pole base plates using a piranha machine. A piece of metal flew into his left eye, injuring the side of his pupil. He was hospitalized for eye surgery. Eye protection was not being worn at the time of the incident.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
code_source: title: Metal chips, particles
code_nature: title: Swelling, inflammation, irritation-nonspecified injury
code_body: title: Eye(s)
severity: moderate