{"id":782,"date":"2010-11-06T01:59:28","date_gmt":"2010-11-06T01:59:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.paperstone.co.uk\/Wordpress\/?p=782"},"modified":"2010-11-06T01:59:28","modified_gmt":"2010-11-06T01:59:28","slug":"office_supply_injury_stats","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.paperstone.co.uk\/News\/articles\/office_supply_injury_stats","title":{"rendered":"Office Supply Injury Stats"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n
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A potentially dangerous office situation<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Every year, Accident & Emergency departments in hospitals around Britain admit thousands of folk who have been physically harmed by office equipment. The careless, over-curious and the unlucky can all fall victim to Paper<\/a> cuts, staple<\/a> gashes, pencils<\/a> stuck up the nose and errant, spiky pins<\/a> and Paperclips<\/a>. Today we look at the hard figures that underline what a hazardous place the office can be.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
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A rubber band: It could take you eye out<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Paper is the most common cause of “stationery injury”. Last year, hospitals treated some 8,000 of these. Other office equipment culprits include:<\/p>\n