# Eye abrasion(s), irritation  except chemical or allergic at Resource Waste Services
> OSHA SIR `2024054478` · 5/21/2024 · SALEM, NEW HAMPSHIRE
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Eye(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Eye abrasion(s), irritation  except chemical or allergic
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by propelled object or substance  unspecified
- **Source:** Construction debris
- **Secondary source:** Eye and face protection
## Employer
- **Name:** Resource Waste Services
- **Location:** 87 Lowell Road, SALEM, NEW HAMPSHIRE, 03079
- **NAICS:** 423930
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was unclogging a jam. Construction and demolition material (debris) fell into the hopper after being cleared. As it was being processed, small particles of the debris struck the employee in the face under his safety goggles, resulting in an eye injury (irritation in both eyes) and a headache. The employee was hospitalized.

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