Retinal tear

Name: Retinal tear at Building Concrete Solutions L.P.
Start: 1/20/2025

1 hospitalization · 2025010638 · 1/20/2025 · Building Concrete Solutions L.P.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Eye(s)
Nature of injury: Retinal tear

Cause

Event: Struck by dislodged or detached object(s)
Source: Chips, pellets metal
Secondary source: Source, secondary source unspecified

Employer

Name: Building Concrete Solutions L.P.
Location: (MD Anderson Cancer Center) 7777 Knight Road, HOUSTON, TEXAS, 77054
NAICS: 238110
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was using a hammer and chisel when metal debris struck him in the left eye. The employee was hospitalized with a metal shaving in his left eye and a torn retina.

Source

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