# Avulsions, enucleations at Potamkin Baytown HY, LLC
> OSHA SIR `2023076842` · 7/28/2023 · BAYTOWN, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 loss of eye**
- **Body part:** Eye(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Avulsions, enucleations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
- **Source:** Vehicle and mobile equipment parts, n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Highway vehicle, motorized, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Potamkin Baytown HY, LLC
- **Location:** 4343 East Freeway, BAYTOWN, TEXAS, 77521
- **NAICS:** 441110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was replacing a spring-charged rear hatch strut on a vehicle when the part came apart. The hatch strut contacted the corner of the employee's eyes and nose, resulting in a loss of an eye.

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