# Cuts, lacerations at Williams Brothers Construction Co, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2019021723` · 2/15/2019 · SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Eye(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Cuts, lacerations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
- **Source:** Metal chips, particles
- **Secondary source:** Nails, brads, tacks, nuts, bolts, washers
## Employer
- **Name:** Williams Brothers Construction Co, Inc.
- **Location:** Loop 410, between US 151 and US 290, SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS, 78249
- **NAICS:** 236220
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was nailing a double-headed nail into a form. One of the heads flew off the nail and struck him in the eye, causing a cut that required surgery.

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