US Dept. Of Agriculture, APHIS, Wildlife Services

An employee was unloading a truck when he experienced pain. He was hospitalized with a hernia.

An employee was cutting pipe when they sustained a laceration to the face. The employee was hospitalized.

An employee suffered two fingertip amputations while working at a plant.

On September 25, 2023, an employee was working in the body department installing doors, hoods, and tailgates. The employee finished their shift and was hospitalized later that evening for a back injury.

An employee was operating a scissor lift and fractured their right ankle.

An employee was fueling a tractor with diesel when there was an explosion and a fire started. The employee sustained third-degree burns to 32% of his body, chest, and arms.

Two employees were repairing a grain auger that was hitched to a tractor. The tractor was turned on to make the auger rotate so the employees could ensure that the repair was complete. When the auger began to rotate it caught the left foot of one of the employees. The injured employee sustained a partial amputation of the left foot (from the arch to the toes).

An employee was trying out new tree climbing gear. While repelling down from the tree, the employee fell approximately 20 feet to the ground. The employee was hospitalized with a compound fracture to the right wrist and a bruised/fractured pelvis.

An employee was operating an ATV on a gravel road that was recently graded, when the vehicle tipped over and pinned the employee's arm to the ground. The employee sustained a fracture to his upper left arm and wrist and a dislocated shoulder.

An employee was cleaning leaves with a backpack blower when he fell from a ladder, resulting in injuries to his head, neck, and back.

An employee was operating a battery-powered broom to clean demolition debris off the top of the outermost bridge girder. The girder was approximately 11 feet above the demolition scaffold below. The employee fell approximately 8 feet to wind bracing below. The employee was hospitalized with a pelvis/tailbone fracture. Fall protection was in place at the time.

An employee slipped while descending in a stairwell, fell, and suffered multiple contusions/bruises to the head, neck, shoulders, knees, and back. She was hospitalized.

An employee's right middle finger was caught in a nip point. The employee suffered an amputation to the middle finger at the first knuckle.

An employee was directing trucks as they entered and left a highway work zone. A vehicle struck them, resulting in multiple fractures and other injuries. The employee was hospitalized.