Incident date: 2024-05-21
NAICS industry code: 423930

An employee was unclogging a jam. Construction and demolition material (debris) fell into the hopper after being cleared. As it was being processed, small particles of the debris struck the employee in the face under his safety goggles, resulting in an eye injury (irritation in both eyes) and a headache. The employee was hospitalized.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by propelled object or substance  unspecified
code_source: title: Construction debris
code_nature: title: Eye abrasion(s), irritation  except chemical or allergic
code_body: title: Eye(s)
severity: moderate