# Open wounds, unspecified at Geiger Brothers, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2023109873` · 10/25/2023 · COLUMBUS, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Eye(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Open wounds, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
- **Source:** Metal chips, particles
- **Secondary source:** Hand grinders-powered
## Employer
- **Name:** Geiger Brothers, Inc.
- **Location:** 3990 East Broad Street, COLUMBUS, OHIO, 43212
- **NAICS:** 238220
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was cutting a bolt on an exhaust fan using a handheld angle grinder when a piece of the bolt struck him in the eye. The employee required surgery to remove the object from his eye.

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