Stepped on object · Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Eddins Furniture, 1415 19th Street, LUBBOCK, TEXAS 79410
on — Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds, affecting the sole(s), unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was unboxing furniture and stepped on a nail on the furniture frame.
On May 22, 2023, an employee was working as a framer and knelt on a nail that was on the ground. The nail penetrated his knee and entered the bone. He was hospitalized.
An employee was stepping down from one level to another, about 10 inches below, when he lost his balance and stepped on a protruding 3/8-inch rod. The rod punctured the sole of his right foot.
An employee was carrying a box of screws. The box flipped over and screws fell to the floor. One of them punctured his bootheel and the bottom of his right foot.
An employee was walking on the loading dock when a nail entered the sole of his shoe and punctured his foot. The employee sustained an infection and was hospitalized.
More severe injuries in this industry (NAICS 442110)
On August 30, 2025, an employee was moving product using a hand truck/dolly. He observed an electric pallet jack obstructing his path and went to relocate it. The electric pallet jack ran over his right ankle, dislocating it.
After cutting a slab of beef short ribs, an employee turned to grab the pieces he had cut and his right hand contacted the saw blade. The employee sustained an amputation to his right index finger.
An employee was unloading a carpet pad from a truck when they fell from the truck dock to the concrete below, resulting in five fractured ribs and an injury to their left lung.
An employee was walking up a walkway to enter a building through the back entrance when she tripped over the lip of the cement ramp. The employee fell and sustained a fractured right hip.