Incident date: 2017-02-25
NAICS industry code: 237120

An employee was standing next to a bore pipe observing the work. An excavator was being used to pull an auger bit out of the bore pipe. A chain was attached to the excavator to pull the auger sections. While the excavator was pulling the auger, the chain failed and whiplashed into the employee's face. The employee lost the left eye and suffered a right orbital socket fracture.

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