Treeland Nursery
Struck by discharged or flying object, n.e.c. — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury — GUNTER, Texas
| Employer | Treeland Nursery |
| Address | 1208 Sharp Road |
| City, State ZIP | GUNTER, Texas 75058 |
| Report ID | 2022064806 |
| Event Date | June 3, 2022 |
| Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury |
| Body Part | Eye(s) |
| Event Type | Struck by discharged or flying object, n.e.c. |
| Source of Injury | Hooks, shackles, magnets, clamshells |
| Industry (NAICS) | 111421 |
| GPS Coordinates | 33.42534, -96.74634 |
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Incident Narrative
An employee was emptying a plastic bucket of soils around a newly planted tree using a hay hook to assist. The hay hook suddenly broke free of the plastic bucket and struck the employee in the right eye, resulting in blunt-force trauma injuries to their eye.
Incident Summary
On June 3, 2022, a worker at Treeland Nursery in GUNTER, Texas suffered soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury to the eye(s). The incident was classified as struck by discharged or flying object, n.e.c., with hooks, shackles, magnets, clamshells identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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