Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds

An employee was raising the flag outside of the post office. Two dogs attacked him, causing lacerations on both forearms, knees, and calves. He was hospitalized.

On August 06, 2015, an employee was bitten on the left middle finger by an unknown source, assumed to be a spider. On August 08, 2015, the employee showed the employer his swollen finger and was sent to a doctor for treatment. On August 09, 2015, the employee’s left arm had begun to swell. The […]

At 11:45 a.m., a piece of lumber kicked back while an employee was fitting board through a machine. Three pieces of the lumber got stuck in the employee’s forearm, requiring overnight hospitalization.

A nail from a pneumatic nail gun struck an employee’s eye. The employee was hospitalized and had surgery. The incident occurred on 7/15/2015 at approximately 10:30 am.

An employee was stung by an unknown insect on his ear. The injured employee had a severe allergic reaction and was found by a passerby on the ground.

On 07/09/2015, an employee delivering a package to a residence was bitten on both hands by the inhabitant’s dog. The employee was later hospitalized when both hands became swollen.

An employee was greasing a front end loader when grease from the grease gun punctured and entered the employee’s hand.

On Friday 6/26/2015, at 9:00 a.m., a maintenance employee was driving, putting a brand new pin into the backhoe/excavator bucket with a slug hammer. A piece of metal from the new pin broke off, struck him and was imbedded in his shoulder. The injury required hospitalization.

One employee from Chevron and two employees from Exterran were putting compressors back on line when a rupture on the discharge line occurred. The Chevron employee was taken to the hospital to removed debris from his left leg and released. One Exterran employee was not injured and the other employee received a scratch above eye […]

Hydraulic fluid injected into the finger of an employee working on a forklift.