US Border Patrol

An employee was operating an all-terrain vehicle (ATV) when the vehicle stopped quickly, causing the employee to go over the handlebars. The employee sustained a leg fracture that required hospitalization and surgery.

An employee was bitten by a rattlesnake on the left index finger while engaged in search and tracking operations in the field. The employee was hospitalized.

A border patrol agent was working at an access control check point when a driver in a stolen vehicle ran the checkpoint, blew out his tires, and attempted to escape down the road. The agent was chasing the driver on foot across the roadway median when the agent was struck by an 18-wheeler. The employee suffered a broken lower right leg and required a right leg amputation below the knee.

An employee was taking part in an exercise program when he suffered vision loss.

While walking and conducting a border perimeter check, an employee slipped and fell 15 feet, breaking an arm.

An employee was in a patient's room. The employee was restraining the patient when the employee passed out from overexertion.

While servicing a container in an alley, an employee was rolling the container when it encountered an indentation in the alley and stopped abruptly. The employee reached out to grab the container and felt a burning sensation in his abdomen. The employee was hospitalized with a hernia and required surgery.

An employee was working on a piece of equipment and used his legs and chest for support. The employee experienced chest pain and breathing issues and was hospitalized.

An employee suffered a bicep tendon separation while grinding fittings. He was hospitalized.

An employee was installing a 20-pound replacement motor assembly, banging on the part. The employee experienced altitude change and heavy lifting stress and was hospitalized with a collapsed right lung.

An employee was activating the sprinkler system at a sports complex following recent maintenance to repair leaky pumps. When the system was activated, a section of newly installed 3-inch schedule 80 PVC pipe struck the employee, who lost consciousness. The employee suffered a broken jaw and a concussion.

An employee was ascending a flight of stairs after exiting their vehicle in an adjacent employee parking lot. The employee stepped to the right to avoid another employee on the left who was descending the stairs. The employee lost their balance and fell on the stairs. They were hospitalized with a laceration/abrasion to their chin, a fractured left humerus, and bruising to their left knee.

An employee was working on an electrical panel in a mechanical room when an arc flash occurred. The employee suffered burns.

At about 3:10 p.m. on October 3, 2025, an employee was inspecting a car. Two dogs that had been in another car were leashed and tethered to a bollard. As the employee inspected the first car along with a narcotics detection dog, one of the other dogs came loose and attacked the narcotics dog. The employee was separating the dogs when the other dog bit his left ring finger. The last joint of the finger was injured and part of it was bitten off.

An employee was climbing a fixed ladder to perform maintenance in an attic. While unlocking the attic entry, the employee fell from the ladder more than 10 feet to the concrete below. The employee suffered a fractured hip, pelvis, tail bone, arm, and elbow, resulting in hospitalization and surgery.

After cutting a slab of beef short ribs, an employee turned to grab the pieces he had cut and his right hand contacted the saw blade. The employee sustained an amputation to his right index finger.

An employee was unloading a carpet pad from a truck when they fell from the truck dock to the concrete below, resulting in five fractured ribs and an injury to their left lung.

An employee was inspecting flares processes. The employee received burns to the front side of the body, face and arm from the flares.

An employee was removing plastic material from a production line when the machine cycled and amputated his left index, ring, and little fingers.

An employee was walking up a walkway to enter a building through the back entrance when she tripped over the lip of the cement ramp. The employee fell and sustained a fractured right hip.