# Avulsions, enucleations at Eagle US 2 LLC
> OSHA SIR `2017021649` · 2/20/2017 · WESTLAKE, LOUISIANA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple head locations
- **Nature of injury:** Avulsions, enucleations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Metalworking lathes
## Employer
- **Name:** Eagle US 2 LLC
- **Location:** 1300 PPG Dr, WESTLAKE, LOUISIANA, 70669
- **NAICS:** 444190
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On the morning of February 20, 2017, at approximately 7:37 AM, an employee was using an emery cloth to polish a small copper electrode part on a lathe. His glove or the cloth became caught in the lathe's rotating chuck, which then avulsed his left ear and face, caused an abrasion on his left hand, and broke his left clavicle.

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