Avulsions, enucleations without bone loss

Name: Avulsions, enucleations without bone loss at Gerlach's Property Maintenance, LLC
Start: 12/20/2024

1 hospitalization, 1 loss of eye · 20241211782 · 12/20/2024 · Gerlach's Property Maintenance, LLC

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 1
Body part: Eye(s)
Nature of injury: Avulsions, enucleations without bone loss

Cause

Event: Injured by object held or wielded by person
Source: Wrenches, ratchets
Secondary source: Secondary source not applicable

Employer

Name: Gerlach's Property Maintenance, LLC
Location: 2727 West 18th Street, ERIE, PENNSYLVANIA, 16505
NAICS: 561730
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

A mechanic was working on a 1-ton truck. They were either loosening or tightening the torsion bars with a ratchet when the ratchet broke and struck the employee's face. The employee sustained loss of his left eye. The employee was hospitalized and required surgery.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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