May 12, 2017
31 really weird workplace injuries
Office Genie surveyed 1,654 members of the British public and asked about the weirdest injury they've obtained at work. Here are our favourite responses.
Colleagues - who needs them?
1. “Tripped over by workmate, landed in lunch.”
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2. “Been stapled to the desk by an over-zealous worker.”
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3. “A colleague threw a sweet to me, I caught it and it cut my hand a little - there was actually blood!”
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4. “Hit by stopper on a winebox after a colleague blew up the empty winebag and jumped on it.”
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5. “Got coffee thrown in my eye by people messing about.”
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DIY at its best (and worst)
6. “I stabbed myself with a screwdriver last week. And we'd run out of plasters, so I had to use masking tape and toilet roll to stop the bleeding.”
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7. “Staple in bum following emergency trouser repair.”
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Christmas really isn’t the most wonderful time of the year
8. “Pierced by pin securing Santa's grotto feature.”
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9. “I once cut my hand badly on a Christmas post box.”
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10. “I tripped over a singing and dancing Christmas turkey hat.”
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Never work with animals or children
11. “Having faeces thrown at me.”
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12. “Squirrel bite.”
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Sometimes the simplest tasks are the most challenging
13. “Putting my hand in tea.”
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14. “Trapped my hand in my own desk draw.”
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15. “Wrist sprain due to throwing rubbish in the bin.”
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16. “Slipping on the ‘non-slip’ floor.”
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17. “Stapling myself to some paper.”
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18. “Tripped over and grabbed onto a cactus.”
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19. “Hit my nose, had a three-hour sneezing fit due to the swelling.”
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20. “A graze from the toilet-roll dispenser.”
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21. “Five-finger papercut.”
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22. “Dropped a piece of equipment which missed the steel toe cap and broke my toes further back, yep it happens.”
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Inanimate objects take revenge
23. “My tie and the shredder conspiring to strangle me.”
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24. “Run over by a photocopier.”
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25. “Got strangled with some fairy lights, marks on neck.”
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26. “Having my foot run over by an automated Ikegami newsroom camera gone rogue.”
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27. “Thistle in eye.”
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It’s a hard life
28. “Cut hand from champagne bottle.”
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Not all heroes wear capes
29. “I dislocated my thumb when part of the building came off in strong wind and I tried to stop it hitting cars parked outside.”
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30. “Slipped on some ice once on the way back from the coffee van, saved the coffee though and my shoe ended up about 50m away.”
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And remember, sticks and stones may break your bones… but words can hurt too!
31. “Damaged pride.”
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