Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds

An employee was removing a clip from a motorcycle when his screwdriver slipped and punctured his left eye, resulting in an eye injury requiring surgery.

An employee was building a shipping crate using a pneumatic nail gun when he accidentally shot a nail into his left middle finger.

An employee was helping to unstring a drill line when the drill line became hung up in the fast line. The drill line then came free, striking and lacerating the employee’s right thigh.

An employee was using a table saw to cut insulation board when the insulation board kicked back and punctured his abdomen.

On September 22, 2017, at approximately 2:15 PM, an employee was helping a coworker drive nails into a wood door using a nail gun when the door moved. The employee was then shot by the nail gun. The nail pierced the employee’s left forearm to the bone.

An employee was testing a 10,000 lb. frac valve. The quarter-inch needle valve came off and pressurized water shot through his left thigh.

A drilling crew was in the process of tripping pipe out of a hole when the pulling cable snapped, letting the block fall freely on the rig floor. A piece of the cable hit one of the employees and became embedded in his right leg, requiring surgery and hospitalization.

An employee was using a pressure washer to wash a drilling rig when the washer hose became twisted. As the employee was untwisting it, the pressure washer ran over his boots, causing hot water to burn his foot and debris to enter his left middle toe. He required surgery to remove the debris.

An employee was cleaning suction holes on a stacker, using a 4.5″ side grinder with a wire brush wheel. While cleaning pitch off the holes, he had the grinder in his right hand and was holding off some belts that were in the way with his left hand when the wire wheel contacted his left […]

An employee was lowering a scaffold when the employee’s left-hand palm was impaled on the scaffold lever.