# Fractures at American Piping & Boiler Company, Incorporated
> OSHA SIR `2015096608` · 9/10/2015 · KAPOLEI, HAWAII
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Eye(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
- **Source:** Metal plates, metal panels
## Employer
- **Name:** American Piping & Boiler Company, Incorporated
- **Location:** 91-335 Kauhi Street, KAPOLEI, HAWAII, 96707
- **NAICS:** 237120
- **Jurisdiction:** 0
## Narrative

An employee was using a grinder to remove tack welds from a 12" by 4.5" steel plate. While grinding, the steel plate broke free and struck the employee's left eye. The employee sustained a left cheek and left eyebrow laceration, as well as a fractured left orbital eye socket.

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*Source: [OSHA Severe Injury Reports](https://www.osha.gov/severe-injury-reports) · MORVS · CC0 1.0*