Do brass hammers chip?

Several different issues here. First, this is posted under the Insurance blog site, so I doubt very many will know the impact specs of a brass hammer.

As for the hammer and safety warnings. I too worked construction and heavy equipment for many years in my youth and still work around my own home building and repairing. I find that I should always wear safety glasses when hammering anything. It may not have been the brass from the hammer but a chip from the bolt or chip from the snow plow that ended up in your eye. Paint chips are common to come off when being hammered – this would be my bet on what ended up in your eye, if it was the same color as brass. Only finding the chip and having it examined will tell you where it came from. I hope the doctor that remove this from your eye, kept this or returned it to you and documented the find in his file. Your employer should have also made it mandatory that safety glasses are worn any time certain tools are used. Any orange label on a tool should be read immediately before using the tool. Safety warnings are always in orange. I am sorry this was written in orange, not sure that would hold up in a court of law.

Work Comp: I am making the assumption you are in the United States. Each and every state has laws to protect workers from injuries and provide coverage for a worker once he or she is injured. A loss of an eye would constitute a Permanent Partial award in most states and allow for a large cash settlement. Most states also allow for retraining or re-education when an employee cannot return to the pre-injury position because of the injury. The adjuster handling you claim should be able to inform you or your options, however if you are not satisfied with the answers or feel they have not complied with the law in your state, an attorney should be consulted for assistance. Worst case scenario is that you are ruled Permanently Totally Disabled. Again the amount of benefit you can receive will depend on the state where the accident occurred. An attorney should be consulted for this as well and most preferably one with Work Comp settlement experience.

Good Luck with your injury and upcoming procedures.

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Yes, it can. ANY metal can chip, if it becomes brittle enough. Cold, makes metals more brittle.

How, exactly, were you tricked??

Look, you talk to a lawyer to see if you have a case against the manufacturer. I have no idea, but I CAN tell you that clearly, you used the wrong tool for the job.