Incident date: 2024-10-24
NAICS industry code: 447110

An employee was removing a truck's oil filter using an oil filter wrench on a ratchet with an extension. The ratchet broke apart, causing metal fragments to get into the employee's eye. The employee was hospitalized to have the metal fragments removed.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by dislodged or detached object(s)
code_source: title: Chips, pellets  metal
code_nature: title: Eye abrasion(s), irritation  except chemical or allergic
code_body: title: Eye(s)
severity: moderate