Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds

An employee was examining a cat when the cat lunged at her and bit her right middle finger. She was hospitalized as a result of the animal bite.

An employee was painting a tank car when his left hand came in contact with the spray from the paint sprayer, puncturing his left index finger. He was hospitalized and required surgery.

An employee was trying to remove a cat from a warehouse. The cat bit the employee’s knuckle.

An employee was making a wooden crate with a pneumatic nail gun when the employee slipped with the nail gun in hand. The trigger release was hit and the nail gun went off, shooting a nail into the employee’s left foot.

An employee dropped a syringe and sustained a puncture wound to the foot.

On December 20, 2019, an employee was installing insulation for an HVAC unit when he possibly stepped on a nail. The next day, his middle toe became infected, requiring hospitalization.

An employee was removing boards from a scaffold. While the employee was pulling a nail from a board with a hammer, the nail flew off and struck the employee between his nose and right eye, becoming embedded in his skin. He was hospitalized.

A strand of cable from prestressed concrete impaled an employee’s right leg.

An employee was cleaning needles used to inject an animal antibiotic into cattle when the needle punctured his left thumb.

An employee was spooling wire coming off a wire draw machine when the end of a piece of fence wire struck the employee’s eye. The employee suffered an eye injury requiring stitches. Safety glasses were not worn at the time of the incident.