Flying frozen fish and errant golf balls, spine-cracking pickles and burning chairs—those are the sort of workplace claims tales one would expect to hear about as Halloween arrives.
Just in time to celebrate the spooky season, Pie Insurance compiled a list of the most bizarre injuries from 2025, which also includes a jackhammer spike bouncing 20 feet to puncture a shoulder and worker stapling their own hand.
The tales arise from the 2025 State Workplace Safety report as well as the 2025 Employee Voice on Workplace Safety report, in which employers and employees share stories