Report: Struck against stationary object or equipment, unspecified at Baker Hughes in Claremore, Oklahoma

A piece of wood/splinter from a wooden crate embedded in an employee’s left thigh.

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Report: Stabbing, cutting, slashing, piercing at Allsups Convenience Store #81 in Pampa, Texas

An employee was standing behind a counter when a customer came in and started swinging a knife at the employee. The employee was chased around the store and stabbed multiple times, requiring hospitalization.

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Report: Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker at Firestone Complete Auto Care in Bellaire, Texas

An employee was cleaning a vehicle’s valve cover gasket with a needle tool when it stabbed his left hand.

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Report: Other animal bites, nonvenomous at Customs and Border Protection-Border Patrol in El Paso, Texas

An employee was retrieving a canine from a kennel when it bit the employee’s left forearm, requiring hospitalization.

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Report: Struck by discharged object or substance at Abrams-Kiewit Joint Venture in El Paso, Texas

An employee was operating an aerial lift when the main control feed line ruptured, injecting fluid into his right palm.

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Report: Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker at Zalkin Americas in Dallas, Texas

An employee was working on a customer’s packaging machine when the employee’s screwdriver slipped and punctured the employee’s hand.

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Report: Struck by discharged object or substance at Stand-By Personnel, Inc, in Tulsa, Oklahoma

An employee was using an industrial stapler to construct a shipping crate when a 2-inch staple punctured the employee’s right leg above the knee, requiring hospitalization.

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Report: Struck by discharged object or substance at Cardone Industries, Inc. in Harlingen, Texas

An employee was moving a pallet to turn it in a different direction. A nail gun was about to fall and the employee tried to catch it. As the employee reached for the nail gun, the trigger was activated and the nail gun discharged a nail into the employee’s right thigh.

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Report: Struck by dislodged flying object, particle at Forum Energy Technologies in Midland, Texas

An employee was using a hammer on a stuck valve when the hammer broke. A metal shard from the hammer pierced the employee’s eye.

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Report: Other fall to lower level, unspecified at Lone Star Reel, Inc. in Mckinney, Texas

An employee was holding a nail gun as he placed plywood down to get cut. He then stepped on a rail, lost his balance, and fell. As he fell, the nail gun shot a nail into his right knee, requiring hospitalization.

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