# Eye abrasion(s), irritation  except chemical or allergic at Love's Travel Stops and Country Stores Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2024109912` · 10/24/2024 · OCALA, FLORIDA
## 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:** Wrenches, ratchets
## Employer
- **Name:** Love's Travel Stops and Country Stores Inc.
- **Location:** Store #363 - 7791 NW 47th Ave, OCALA, FLORIDA, 34482
- **NAICS:** 447110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was removing a truck's oil filter using an oil filter wrench on a ratchet with an extension. The ratchet broke apart, causing metal fragments to get into the employee's eye. The employee was hospitalized to have the metal fragments removed.

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