Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures

Name: Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures at GMB Power Line Services
Start: 3/25/2025

1 hospitalization · 2025032811 · 3/25/2025 · GMB Power Line Services

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Eye(s)
Nature of injury: Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures

Cause

Event: Struck by dislodged or detached object(s)
Source: Chips, pellets metal
Secondary source: Other hammers, mallets

Employer

Name: GMB Power Line Services
Location: 118 Lowboy Lane, CHARLESTON, WEST VIRGINIA, 25320
NAICS: 486990
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was using a ballpeen hammer to hit a metal stud. A metal shard broke off from the stud and hit the employee's left eye. The employee was hospitalized for surgery, but did not lose their eye.

Source

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