Incident date: 2018-08-30
NAICS industry code: 238160

An employee was using a nail gun to install a roofing system when a nail ricocheted and struck the employee's eye. The employee was hospitalized and had surgery.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by discharged object or substance
code_source: title: Nails, brads, tacks, nuts, bolts, washers
code_nature: title: Open wounds, unspecified
code_body: title: Eye(s)
severity: moderate