# Avulsions, enucleations at SMJ Metal Co., Inc
> OSHA SIR `20181111429` · 11/6/2018 · NORTHAMPTON, MASSACHUSETTS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization, 1 loss of eye**
- **Body part:** Eye(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Avulsions, enucleations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
- **Source:** Broken glass, glass chips, or fibers
- **Secondary source:** Garage doors
## Employer
- **Name:** SMJ Metal Co., Inc
- **Location:** 36 Smith St, NORTHAMPTON, MASSACHUSETTS, 01060
- **NAICS:** 332999
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was standing inside the building looking out a window on the garage door. The employee knocked on the window to get the attention of employees outside. One employee that was outside knocked on the glass in response. The window shattered and the injured employee had shards of glass enter his eye, resulting in the probable loss of the eye.

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