U. S. Dept. of Navy

A crane was being tested in the ground support equipment area. An employee stumbled backward over the driver's side front outrigger, fell, and landed on his left wrist while trying to brace himself, resulting in a wrist fracture.

Two employees were in a boat pulling a 45-pound anchor out of the water by the rope. The rope tightened and as the employees were attempting to create slack in the rope, the injured employee began to slip. His hand was caught between the rope and the inside of the platform boat, resulting in amputation of the right middle finger with bone loss.

An employee was performing maintenance on an automatic stacker with two co-workers. He was under the stacker when it suddenly dropped from an undetermined height and caught his shoulder and knee, crushing them and causing compound fractures.

An employee was troubleshooting an aircraft from the cockpit. The employee exited the left side of the cockpit and stepped on the engine intake. When his weight shifted to his right foot, his foot slipped off the intake and he fell off the aircraft. He sustained a compound fracture to the wrist that required hospitalization and surgery.

While walking up a slight incline on a concrete surface, an employee lost balance and fell to the concrete, suffering head trauma and requiring hospitalization.

An employee was making a delivery via bicycle when the basket rod came loose. The employee fell off the bicycle and sustained rib fractures, a wrist injury, and a concussion.

An employee was riding a bike off-site in preparation for an upcoming physical fitness test. The employee encountered a slick spot during the ride and fell off the bike, suffering fractures to the pelvis and right hip socket.

An employee was riding an electric bicycle to get from one production site to another when they tripped and fell, resulting in head trauma.

On July 2, 2022, an employee was riding a mountain bike down a sloped trail. The bike's rear tire washed out on loose gravel at a curve, and the bike crashed. The employee suffered a dislocated hip and a broken collarbone. He was hospitalized.

An employee was riding his electric bicycle in the workplace when he lost control and fell off, fracturing his left knee.

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.

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.