# Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds at Bridgestone Retail Operations
> OSHA SIR `2022032122` · 3/9/2022 · MELBOURNE, FLORIDA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Eye(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
- **Source:** Metal chips, particles
## Employer
- **Name:** Bridgestone Retail Operations
- **Location:** 7807 N Wickham Rd, MELBOURNE, FLORIDA, 32940
- **NAICS:** 441320
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was using an air hammer to remove a wheel bearing. A piece of metal passed behind his safety glasses and embedded itself in his right eye.

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