105,313Records 71,083Employers 85,290Hospitalizations 27,770Amputations 2015-01-01 2025-10-31
Safety Incidents OSHA Severe Injury Reports · 2015–2025

U.S. FOREST SERVICE, BEND/FORT ROCK RANGER DIST.

Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker · Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c.

Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at U.S. FOREST SERVICE, BEND/FORT ROCK RANGER DIST., Rd. 4720 @ Rd. 42, LA PINE, OREGON 97739 on — Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c., affecting the lower leg(s).

An employee was clearing a small pine tree from the road using an axe. The axe went all the way through the tree and struck his right shin, causing lacerations and a small fracture. He was hospitalized.

Hospitalized Lower leg(s) Axes, hatchets

U.S. FOREST SERVICE, BEND/FORT ROCK RANGER DIST.

An employee was riding a horse on the trail when the horse disturbed a bee's nest. The bees stung the horse, causing the horse to buck and throw off the employee. The employee landed on a jagged stump and sustained lacerations to the left forearm, and possibly sustained rib and spleen damage.

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Mako Contracting, LLC

An employee was using a saw to cut a piece of concrete when the piece gave way and pushed the saw into the employee's leg. The employee's leg was lacerated, requiring stitches and hospitalization.

East Penn Manufacturing

An employee was using a utility knife to cut honeycomb paper when the knife amputated their left index fingertip.

Ash Brothers Fireplace and Chimney Co

An employee was cleaning a resident's chimney. While using a drill, the employee's glove became caught in the drill and their finger was fractured.

RPM & Associates Inc

An employee was grinding some hardfacing on a bulldozer blade when the 9-inch grinder kicked back and lacerated his left leg above the knee. The employee was hospitalized and required surgery.

Tenaris Hickman

An employee was operating a rotating tool to place thread protectors on the end of pipe. Her left hand was on the rotating part of the tool when the tool engaged, resulting in a left forearm fracture and a thumb laceration.

FOREST SERVICE

An employee was using a chainsaw to cut downed trees. The employee slipped and fell, and the chainsaw lacerated their left hand.

U.S. Department of Agriculture - Forest Service - Six Rivers National Forest

A crew of approximately 20 employees were constructing hand lines when a dead tree collapsed and injured three of the employees, including two hospitalizations. One employee was hospitalized due to shoulder injuries, and the other employee was hospitalized due to collapsed lungs, spinal injuries, and a broken tibia and fibula.

U. S. Dept. of the Interior

An employee was cutting brush and shrubs. A bee stung the employee on the base of their neck. The employee sustained an allergic reaction and was hospitalized.

USDA Forest Service-Payette National Forest

An employee was engaged in initial smokejumper training which includes physical fitness testing, tree climbing training, chainsaw and crosscut certification, as well as initial introduction to equipment and smokejumper-specific safety procedures. Some of the training involves carrying 110 pounds of equipment. The employee reported tightness in his chest and difficulty breathing. The employee was hospitalized with a lung injury.

USDA Forest Service-Payette National Forest

An employee participated in smokejumper training, which includes carrying weight. He suffered from dehydration and was hospitalized with rhabdomyolysis.

FOREST SERVICE

An employee was using a chainsaw to cut downed trees. The employee slipped and fell, and the chainsaw lacerated their left hand.

Dept. of Homeland Security FPS

A law enforcement employee was engaged in an altercation during a protest when they fell off a ledge, resulting in a tear to their left adductor longus tendon.

Sheldon Hart Mountain National Wildlife Refuge

An employee was driving an all-terrain vehicle when it rolled over. The employee was ejected and hit the ground, suffering a fracture to their C6 vertebra.

U. S. Postal Service Baker City

An employee was delivering mail when they were mugged, resulting in head lacerations and a concussion.