Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds

An employee was removing a hydraulic line from a piece on an excavator. The line was still pressurized and when the connection was broken, the line crossed his left hand, injecting hydraulic oil into the hand and causing a laceration. He was hospitalized.

An employee was on foot patrol along the US border and was bitten by an unknown insect resulting in redness and swelling.

An employee was wearing safety glasses while working on a water tower. When he descended the tower and took off his glasses, he felt debris in his left eye. His eye later began to bleed and felt painful, requiring hospitalization.

An employee was working on the 3rd floor when she fell through part of the metal grate flooring that was cut out. She fell to the metal grating the next floor down and suffered punctures to her left and right leg.

An employee was using a knife to trim plastic. The knife slipped and punctured the employee’s left hand. The employee was hospitalized for treatment.

An employee was stacking pallets in a trailer and stepped on a broken pallet puncturing his right foot.

An employee was preparing a pallet with a pneumatic nail gun when the air hose became wrapped around his right leg. While trying to unwrap the hose from around his leg, the nail gun engaged and struck the back of his right foot.

An employee was pressing a stainless steel shaft into a wheel when the shaft shattered and became lodged in the employee’s abdomen.

An employee was using a pneumatic nail gun when the gun nailed the back of the employee’s left hand.

An employee was exiting a forklift when he stepped on a nail. He was hospitalized with an abscess in his left foot.