# Surface and flesh wounds  n.e.c. at RP Management
> OSHA SIR `2024043363` · 4/17/2024 · ELMIRA, NEW YORK
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Eye(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Surface and flesh wounds  n.e.c.
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by dislodged or detached object(s)
- **Source:** Chips, pellets  metal
- **Secondary source:** Valves, nozzles
## Employer
- **Name:** RP Management
- **Location:** 1833 W Water Street, ELMIRA, NEW YORK, 14905
- **NAICS:** 531110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was using a drill to tighten a valve stop on a shower valve. The valve stop broke under tension from the drill and struck the employee's face; a 1/2-centimeter piece of metal was embedded in the employee's left eye.

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