Struck by dislodged or detached object(s) · Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Monro Auto Service and Tire Centers, 7 Blacksmith Drive, MALTA, NEW YORK 12020
on — Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures, affecting the Eye(s).
Final narrative
An employee was working on a pickup truck. The employee was removing a U-joint with a hammer when a piece of metal from the U-joint got into their right eye causing injury and loss of vision. The employee was hospitalized.
Hospitalized Eye(s) Chips, pellets metal
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