# Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures at Tech Systems, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2024098816` · 9/20/2024 · SILVERDALE, WASHINGTON
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Eye(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by other propelled object or substance  n.e.c.
- **Source:** Nails, brads, tacks, spikes
- **Secondary source:** Other hammers, mallets
## Employer
- **Name:** Tech Systems, Inc.
- **Location:** 2106 Scorpion Ave, SILVERDALE, WASHINGTON, 98315
- **NAICS:** 561210
- **Jurisdiction:** 0
## Narrative

An employee was using a hammer to remove nails from a large wooden freight pallet. A nail in the hammer claw came loose and struck the employee's right eye, resulting in a globe rupture that required surgery to repair.

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