105,313Records 71,083Employers 85,290Hospitalizations 27,770Amputations 2015-01-01 2025-10-31
Safety Incidents OSHA Severe Injury Reports · 2015–2025

WOOD DALE, ILLINOIS—

Opto International, Inc.

Struck by discharged object or substance · Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds

Final narrative

On February 29, 2016, 2nd shift (2:30 p.m. - 11:00 p.m.) the injured employee was performing his regular job duties to assemble wooden crates with a pneumatic staple gun, nail gun, and other hand tools. At approximately at 6:40 p.m., the injured employee was adjusting his position to assemble the bottom of the crate that was enclosing a part placed on the pallet on the floor. The injured employee moved around the crate to position his body and inadvertently pressed or had something else press the staple gun's trigger to initiate the stapling cycle. Subsequently it came sideways in contact with his right leg area above the kneecap and resulted in a puncture wound.

Hospitalized Knee(s) Staples

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GAINESVILLE, FLORIDA—

Robinson Renovation & Custom Homes, Inc.

An employee was installing wood trim surrounding a skylight inside a home. While holding a piece of trim in it's desired location, his pneumatic nail gun discharged, sending a 3/4-inch pin nail into his left forearm.

BETHLEHEM, PENNSYLVANIA—

Weldship Corporation

An employee removed a safety valve on a trailer that unknowingly contained nitrogen gas. The gas released from the trailer and pushed the employee backward off a scaffold approximately 10 feet before they struck a garage door, resulting in a pelvic injury.

CONROE, TEXAS—

Conner Industries, Inc.

An employee was sitting at her workstation when a nail gun malfunctioned and shot a nail into her left leg. She suffered a puncture and blood vessel injury and was hospitalized.

SANDUSKY, OHIO—

HK Cooperative, Inc.

On November 25, 2023, an employee was using a high-pressured water hose to perform sewer line cleaning operations. The employee's right little finger and palm were lacerated by pressurized water from the hose.

ARLINGTON, TEXAS—

HPC Industrial Group, LLC

An employee was hydroblasting when they slipped and the pressurized water stream lacerated their left ankle.