# UNKNOWN UNKNOWN — SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:DRUM
> NHTSA complaint `752648` · 2010-01-14 · UNKNOWN MANUFACTURER
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** UNKNOWN
- **Model:** UNKNOWN
- **Year:** —
- **Manufacturer:** UNKNOWN MANUFACTURER
- **Component:** SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:DRUM
## Narrative
A PIECE OF TRACTOR TRAILER BRAKE DRUM CAME OFF OF A TRUCK AND THROUGH MY WINDSHIELD WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE CAUSING SEVERE ORBITAL FRACTURE AND PERMANENT EYE MUSCLE DAMAGE TO MY LEFT EYE.  I HAVE DONE RESEARCH ABOUT THIS TYPE OF ACCIDENT AND IT IS NOT AS RARE AS I WAS HOPING THAT IT WAS. THERE NEEDS TO BE BETTER SAFETY INSPECTION AND REPLACEMENT PROCEDURES IN PLACE TO PREVENT THIS FROM HAPPENING IN THE FUTURE. *TR
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