Incident date: 2018-04-16
NAICS industry code: 551114

On April 16, 2018, an employee was helping another employee install a pin in an auger coupling. As employee #2 struck the pin with a hammer, a small piece of metal flew into employee #1's eye. The employee was hospitalized. Both employees were wearing PPE.

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