# Cuts, lacerations at BARBER TRUCKING, INC.
> OSHA SIR `2017077035` · 7/27/2017 · PALMER, MASSACHUSETTS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Eye(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Cuts, lacerations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
- **Source:** Bungee cords
## Employer
- **Name:** BARBER TRUCKING, INC.
- **Location:** Parking lot near, PALMER, MASSACHUSETTS, 01069
- **NAICS:** 488490
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was securing tarps over a load of lumber with bungee straps. The "s" hook came out of the grommet and the bungee strap recoiled and the "s" hook struck the employee's right eye resulting in a severe laceration.

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