# Eye abrasion(s), irritation  except chemical or allergic at Southern Builders Supply of Valdosta, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2024109805` · 10/21/2024 · VALDOSTA, GEORGIA
## 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:** Nailing or stapling tools
## Employer
- **Name:** Southern Builders Supply of Valdosta, Inc.
- **Location:** 1297 Madison Highway, VALDOSTA, GEORGIA, 31601
- **NAICS:** 321918
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was assembling door jambs using a pneumatic stapler when a piece of metal was propelled into their right eye, resulting in an injury that required surgery. The employee was hospitalized.

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