# Swelling, inflammation, irritation-nonspecified injury at MEB General Contractors
> OSHA SIR `2016054040` · 5/11/2016 · QUANTICO, VIRGINIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Eye(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Swelling, inflammation, irritation-nonspecified injury
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
- **Source:** Plastic chips, particles
- **Secondary source:** Handtools-nonpowered, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** MEB General Contractors
- **Location:** 2755 Aquia Pump Station, QUANTICO, VIRGINIA, 22134
- **NAICS:** 236220
- **Jurisdiction:** 0
## Narrative

Two employees were working together to align a PVC vent pipe. When one of the employees used a 2-pound hammer to strike a PVC wedge, the PVC wedge fractured, and a piece of the wedge entered the right side of the employee's eye, past the safety glasses.

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