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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