# Eye abrasion(s), irritation  except chemical or allergic at Rhodes Drywall and Painting
> OSHA SIR `2024109780` · 10/21/2024 · TAYLOR, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Eye(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Eye abrasion(s), irritation  except chemical or allergic
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by dislodged or detached object(s)
- **Source:** Chips, pellets  metal
- **Secondary source:** Other hammers, mallets
## Employer
- **Name:** Rhodes Drywall and Painting
- **Location:** 304 Carlos G Parker Blvd., TAYLOR, TEXAS, 76574
- **NAICS:** 238310
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was using two hammers to remove a metal stud track. The teeth of one hammer was wedged into the track. The second hammer was used to strike the head of the wedged hammer in order to separate the track and stud. A foreign object entered the employee's eye, causing injury.

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