# Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury at The Pneufast Co.
> OSHA SIR `2023064901` · 6/3/2023 · BUFFALO GROVE, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Eye(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
- **Source:** Nails, brads, tacks, nuts, bolts, washers
- **Secondary source:** Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** The Pneufast Co.
- **Location:** 1275 Barclay Boulevard, BUFFALO GROVE, ILLINOIS, 60089
- **NAICS:** 331222
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was operating a plastic collator when they were struck in the eye by a nail that ricocheted from the machine.

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