# Open wounds, unspecified at TUFFWRAP INSTALLATIONS, INC.
> OSHA SIR `2019021556` · 2/11/2019 · GREENVILLE, MISSISSIPPI
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Eye(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Open wounds, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
- **Source:** Nails, brads, tacks, nuts, bolts, washers
- **Secondary source:** Tarps, plastic or fabric sheeting
## Employer
- **Name:** TUFFWRAP INSTALLATIONS, INC.
- **Location:** 1825 Fieldbald St., GREENVILLE, MISSISSIPPI, 38703
- **NAICS:** 238160
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was pulling two sheets of plastic together with his hands. He was holding a nail in his right hand which he was going to use to stitch the sheets together. His right hand slipped off the plastic and traveled toward his face and the nail struck his right eye. The employee sustained an eye injury requiring hospitalization. The employee was wearing safety glasses at the time.

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