Incident date: 2020-01-23
NAICS industry code: 441310

An employee was working on a truck that required a steering arm replacement. The employee released the tie rod and a clip or tab flew out and hit him in the eye, puncturing his cornea. He was hospitalized.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
code_source: title: Vehicle and mobile equipment parts, unspecified
code_nature: title: Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds
code_body: title: Eye(s)
severity: moderate