# Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds at Lauring Construction Co., Inc.
> OSHA SIR `20191010976` · 10/21/2019 · WORCESTER, MASSACHUSETTS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Eye(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
- **Source:** Nails, brads, tacks, nuts, bolts, washers
- **Secondary source:** Hammers, except sledge-nonpowered
## Employer
- **Name:** Lauring Construction Co., Inc.
- **Location:** Assumption College, WORCESTER, MASSACHUSETTS, 01609
- **NAICS:** 236220
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was pulling a nail out of a board with a claw hammer when it flew into his right eye, impaling it and requiring surgery.

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*Source: [OSHA Severe Injury Reports](https://www.osha.gov/severe-injury-reports) · AI Analytics · CC0 1.0*