# Open wounds, unspecified at Aurelio Alvarez
> OSHA SIR `2017065755` · 6/22/2017 · AUBURN, ALABAMA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Eye(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Open wounds, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
- **Source:** Metal chips, particles
- **Secondary source:** Hand grinders-powered
## Employer
- **Name:** Aurelio Alvarez
- **Location:** 201 W. Glenn Ave., AUBURN, ALABAMA, 36830
- **NAICS:** 238340
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was operating a handheld grinder when the wheel broke and pieces of metal struck the employee's right eye, requiring hospitalization.

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