Struck by discharged object or substance · Swelling, inflammation, irritation-nonspecified injury
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Marcus Construction, 6116 Mountain Via Cove, AUSTIN, TEXAS 78731
on — Swelling, inflammation, irritation-nonspecified injury, affecting the eye(s).
Final narrative
An employee was nailing with a nail gun. When a nail hit another nail, it bounced off and struck the employee in the left eye. The employee required surgery for the eye injury.
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An employee was sitting at her workstation when a nail gun malfunctioned and shot a nail into her left leg. She suffered a puncture and blood vessel injury and was hospitalized.
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