PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA·
Lenick Construction, Inc.
Struck by dislodged flying object, particle · Open wounds, unspecified
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Lenick Construction, Inc., 501 Columbus Blvd., PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA 19134 on , Open wounds, unspecified, affecting the eye(s).
Final narrative
An employee was setting wood wall panels using a nail gun when the nail gun jammed. After emptying the magazine of nails and putting them back in, the employee shot three nails into a wood panel. On the third shot, the nail hit the head of the second nail that was already in the wall. A piece of the nail broke and ricocheted back, striking the employee under his left eye. They sustained a ruptured globe of the left eye.
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