# Bruises, contusions at LeBess Mechanical Corp
> OSHA SIR `2023043472` · 4/18/2023 · NEW YORK, NEW YORK
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Eye(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Bruises, contusions
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
- **Source:** Drill bits-unattached
- **Secondary source:** Drills-powered
## Employer
- **Name:** LeBess Mechanical Corp
- **Location:** 443 West 18th Street, NEW YORK, NEW YORK, 10011
- **NAICS:** 238220
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

At 10:00 a.m. on April 18, 2023, an employee was changing the bit of a battery-operated drill when the drill activated. The drill bit flew into his protective eyewear and bruised his eye. He was hospitalized.

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