Incident date: 2024-09-20
NAICS industry code: 561210

An employee was using a hammer to remove nails from a large wooden freight pallet. A nail in the hammer claw came loose and struck the employee's right eye, resulting in a globe rupture that required surgery to repair.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by other propelled object or substance  n.e.c.
code_source: title: Nails, brads, tacks, spikes
code_nature: title: Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures
code_body: title: Eye(s)
severity: moderate