Incident date: 2021-12-10
NAICS industry code: 332710

An employee was cutting welding wire from the end of his weld gun. It did not cut all the way through and the employee used his snips to tap the end of the wire. The wire bounced off the table and up under his glasses, puncturing his left eye.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by object or equipment dropped by injured worker
code_source: title: Tool parts, accessories, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds
code_body: title: Eye(s)
severity: moderate