U.S. Dept of Homeland Security

A border patrol officer unintentionally fired his gun at a shooting range. The bullet hit the officer's left ring fingertip resulting in amputation.

An employee was taking a law enforcement handgun training class. As she pulled the gun out of the holster it discharged, shooting the employee in the right calf.

An employee collided with a vehicle while riding a bicycle at the work site, suffering facial trauma and a broken jaw.

An employee was operating a band saw when his right little fingertip was amputated.

An employee was operating a strip saw. As the employee shut off the saw, their right index and middle fingertips were amputated by the blade before it came to a complete stop.

An employee was using a table saw to cut a piece of wood for wall framing. The wood jumped, causing the employee's hand to move toward the saw, amputating their left index finger and causing a laceration on their hand.

An employee was operating a trim saw. While trying to free a jammed board she had just cut, she came into contact with the running saw blade, which amputated her right thumb.

An employee was using a shaper to cut wood when their right hand contacted the blade, resulting in a partial amputation to the right ring finger.

An employee was hospitalized after being bitten and scratched by a customer's cat.

An employee was working on an HVAC machine in a basement. The fan was coming to a stop when his little finger was caught between the belt and pulley, resulting in a soft tissue amputation.

An arc flash occurred as the door to an electrical panel was closed. Two employees suffered head and torso burns and were hospitalized.

An employee was walking from the terminal to the rental car area when they tripped and fell on the ground, sustaining a fractured knee. She was hospitalized and required surgery.

An employee was stepping out of a seating row and into the main aisle of a motor coach. The employee's ankle rolled and was broken.

An employee was attaching a steel angle plate weighing (approximately 200 pounds) to the end of a structural member (5,000 pounds) and was supported by dunnage. The dunnage was a crane mat (11 inches tall) with a 4x6 board on top of it and it supported five identical members. The main piece was 30.75 feet long, 37.25 feet tall, and 1 food wide. As the employee slid the piece of metal on top of the member to begin attaching it, the entire member began to tip over. The employee went to stop the main piece from tipping over and it landed on his ankle, fracturing it.

An employee was preparing hot melted butter on a flat-top grill and placing it in small containers once it was melted. As she turned to set the container down, it slipped out of her hand and landed on the grill. Butter splashed up and hit her in the face. The employee suffered second-degree burns to her right eye and the right side of her head and face, as well as first-degree burns to her right forearm.

An employee pulled into the customer's driveway, parked, and exited the vehicle. He opened the sliding side door on the vehicle to retrieve a package. The customer began backing their vehicle out of their garage and it struck the employee in the back of his left leg. He was pinned him between the two vehicles, causing contusions and lacerations.

An employee reached into a hamper, picked up a package, and was hospitalized with a back injury that caused pain in his lower extremities.

On July 10, 2025, an employee tripped over a yellow pillar and fell to the floor. The employee was hospitalized with a fractured left femur.