# Cuts, lacerations at Waste Connections Inc
> OSHA SIR `20231110770` · 11/22/2023 · WICHITA, KANSAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Eye(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Cuts, lacerations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
- **Source:** Metal chips, particles
- **Secondary source:** Mallets
## Employer
- **Name:** Waste Connections Inc
- **Location:** 2745 N. Ohio St., WICHITA, KANSAS, 67219
- **NAICS:** 562111
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was utilizing a mallet to hammer the brakes and bushings of a Waste Connections truck when a piece of metal flew into their eye. The employee sustained an eye laceration that required hospitalization.

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