Swelling, inflammation, irritation-nonspecified injury

Name: Swelling, inflammation, irritation-nonspecified injury at Growmark Inc.
Start: 4/16/2018

1 hospitalization · 2018043629 · 4/16/2018 · Growmark Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Eye(s)
Nature of injury: Swelling, inflammation, irritation-nonspecified injury

Cause

Event: Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
Source: Metal chips, particles

Employer

Name: Growmark Inc.
Location: 1036 CR 1200 East, TOLONO, ILLINOIS, 61880
NAICS: 551114
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

On April 16, 2018, an employee was helping another employee install a pin in an auger coupling. As employee #2 struck the pin with a hammer, a small piece of metal flew into employee #1's eye. The employee was hospitalized. Both employees were wearing PPE.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown