# Avulsions, enucleations without bone loss at Gerlach's Property Maintenance, LLC
> OSHA SIR `20241211782` · 12/20/2024 · ERIE, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization, 1 loss of eye**
- **Body part:** Eye(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Avulsions, enucleations without bone loss
## Cause
- **Event:** Injured by object held or wielded by person
- **Source:** Wrenches, ratchets
- **Secondary source:** Secondary source not applicable
## Employer
- **Name:** Gerlach's Property Maintenance, LLC
- **Location:** 2727 West 18th Street, ERIE, PENNSYLVANIA, 16505
- **NAICS:** 561730
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

A mechanic was working on a 1-ton truck. They were either loosening or tightening the torsion bars with a ratchet when the ratchet broke and struck the employee's face. The employee sustained loss of his left eye. The employee was hospitalized and required surgery.

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