WMT Housing, LLC

Struck by discharged or flying object, unspecified — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury — WILLACOOCHEE, GEORGIA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at WMT Housing, LLC in WILLACOOCHEE, GEORGIA
Employer WMT Housing, LLC Report ID 2021097551
Address 57 Sue McCranie Street South City, State ZIP WILLACOOCHEE, GEORGIA 31650
Event Date September 2, 2021 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury Body Part Eye(s)
Event Type Struck by discharged or flying object, unspecified Source of Injury Scrap, waste, debris, n.e.c.
Secondary Source Nail guns-powered
Industry (NAICS) 321991 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 31.36000, -82.96000

Incident Narrative

An employee was shooting brads into the top of a house. The brads came in sleeves, held together by plastic fasteners designed to fall off when the gun was fired. As it came off, one of these plastic fasteners struck and injured his left eye.

Incident Summary

On September 2, 2021, a worker at WMT Housing, LLC in WILLACOOCHEE, GEORGIA suffered soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury to the eye(s). The incident was classified as struck by discharged or flying object, unspecified, with scrap, waste, debris, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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