# Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures at Diversified Yacht Services, Inc. - Dick's Bait & Tackle - Dockside Fuel, Marine Services & Snacks
> OSHA SIR `2024032774` · 3/28/2024 · FORT MYERS BEACH, FLORIDA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Eye(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by dislodged or detached object(s)
- **Source:** Chips, pellets  metal
- **Secondary source:** Sledges, sledgehammers
## Employer
- **Name:** Diversified Yacht Services, Inc. - Dick's Bait & Tackle - Dockside Fuel, Marine Services & Snacks
- **Location:** 751 Fishermans Wharf, FORT MYERS BEACH, FLORIDA, 33931
- **NAICS:** 713930
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was using a sledgehammer to remove a large prop with a knocker that was attached to a boat when the sledgehammer broke and a metal chip flew into his eye. This resulted in a laceration to his eye that required surgery.

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