# Avulsions, enucleations at Maverick Pools, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `20161211827` · 12/20/2016 · CHICAGO, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization, 1 loss of eye**
- **Body part:** Eye(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Avulsions, enucleations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
- **Source:** Nonclassifiable
## Employer
- **Name:** Maverick Pools, Inc.
- **Location:** 355 E. Erie, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, 60601
- **NAICS:** 238990
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was troubleshooting a UV chamber to see if there were bulbs installed when something in the chamber burst and contacted the employee's face. The employee lost the right eye.

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