Incident date: 2023-07-28
NAICS industry code: 441110

An employee was replacing a spring-charged rear hatch strut on a vehicle when the part came apart. The hatch strut contacted the corner of the employee's eyes and nose, resulting in a loss of an eye.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
code_source: title: Vehicle and mobile equipment parts, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Avulsions, enucleations
code_body: title: Eye(s)
severity: high