Incident date: 2021-08-27
NAICS industry code: 238910

On August 27, 2021, an employee was using a hammer to tap a sprocket on the tracks of a skid steer. A metal flake hit the employee's face. The employee suffered a temporary loss of sight in the left eye and was hospitalized.

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