Punctures and Cuts Stats and Facts Punctures and Cuts Stats and Facts Favorite Print Email Spanish FACTS 1. The most common causes for puncture wounds include: stepping on a sharp object, such as a nail getting bitten falling onto something sharp 2. The following are typical hazards and possible causes of cuts and lacerations in the workplace: Improper training Lack of established safety procedures Employees rushing or taking shortcuts Failure to wear proper hand protection Missing or improperly adjusted guarding equipment STATS 44 % of workplace hand injuries fall into Cuts, Lacerations, and Punctures, accounting for over 60,000 injuries in 2018 alone. Approximately 30 % of all workplace injuries involve cuts, and about 70 % of those injuries are to the hands or fingers. There were 420,870 of these cases requiring days away from work to recuperate. Workers aged 16 to 19 report the largest proportion of cuts and punctures. New & Trending New & Trending English & Spanish Eye Injury – Restaurant Safety – Meeting Kit English & Spanish Eye Injury – Restaurant Safety – Meeting Kit – Spanish English & Spanish Eye Injury – Restaurant Safety – Stats and Facts Jeffrey Turner2024-02-06T13:59:06+00:00 You May Also Like Fundamentals of First Aid: Bleeding, Cuts, and Wounds Knife Safety / Cut Prevention (6 min)