Open wounds, unspecified

A temporary employee was inside a portable toilet as other temporary employees were steam spraying a pipe when a welding rod shot out from the pipe and penetrated the portable toilet, striking the employee in the abdomen. She was hospitalized and required stitches.

An employee was sweeping the floor on the second level of a building. The employee fell through an opening in the floor, suffering forehead injuries that required stitches, bruised ribs, and a hip contusion.

An employee was washing a vehicle with a power washer. The hose got caught and as he pulled on the hose, the pressurized water blast struck his right boot under the steel toe and caused a deep open wound on the right toe.

An employee was testing the gun for a pressure washer when it shot high-pressure water into his hand. He suffered possible tendon damage, water under the skin of three fingers, and abrasions, requiring hospitalization.

An employee was walking in the parking lot when he tripped over the parking divider, suffering an open wound on his knee.

An employee was unjamming a box on a packing line from the mezzanine catwalk above the line. The employee stood up after unjamming the box and was struck by an overhead ceiling fan blade. The force of the strike caused the employee to land on the conveyor belt, which was locked/tagged out. The employee sustained […]

An employee was operating a forklift when he lost control of the lift and fell out of the compartment. The lift then ran over his foot and caused an open wound that required hospitalization.

An employee on a pallet jack was exiting a grocery aisle. While attempting to step off and then back onto the pallet jack, the employee became caught between the jack and a rack, causing an open wound to the right big toe. The jack was moving at the time of the incident.

An employee was attempting to give medication to a patient when the patient became agitated and bit the employee’s left thumb. The employee was hospitalized.

While setting reinforcing 10 gauge wire for a concrete form, the wire slipped and poked an employee in the left eye resulting in hospitalization and surgery.