Incident date: 2024-07-09
NAICS industry code: 238210

An employee was unjamming a hole saw using a screwdriver. When the saw was unjammed, it launched the screwdriver which struck the employee near their left eye. The employee sustained an orbital floor fracture, an outer eye abrasion, and stitches to their lower eyelid.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by other propelled object or substance  n.e.c.
code_source: title: Screwdrivers
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Eye(s)
severity: moderate