U.S. CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION

An employee was sitting in a vehicle at a border checkpoint when the vehicle was struck by an oncoming pickup truck. The employee sustained a concussion as well as rib and vertebral fractures and was hospitalized.

A border agent trainee was tracking people through a ranch. He became overheated, developed cramps, and was hospitalized, suffering from heat-related illness and dehydration.

On May 1, 2022, at 9:15 p.m., an employee was in an ATV accident, resulting in rib fractures and a possible clavicle fracture.

A border patrol agent was hiking down a hill in pursuit of someone. The agent stepped into a hole and fell downhill, stopping about 20 feet below. The agent suffered a broken left tibia and fibula and was hospitalized, requiring surgery.

A Customs and Border Patrol agent was riding an ATV on a dirt road. He lost control at a corner and jumped from the ATV, hitting a boulder and suffering a shattered lower-back vertebra.

A temporary employee was standing on the sidelines of a football game when a player collided with them. They sustained a right tibia fracture and torn ligaments in the knee that required hospitalization.

An employee was standing in place and talking to guests while teaching a ski lesson when another skier struck the employee. The employee fell and experienced pain and inflammation of the discs in his back.

An employee was conducting a ski lesson when another skier collided with the instructor. The employee sustained internal bleeding.

An employee was standing on a ski slope when a guest crashed into them. The employee was hospitalized with fractured ribs and a dislocated/fractured shoulder. The employee was hospitalized.

A ski instructor was stopped on the hill talking to a student during a lesson when they were struck by another skier traveling at a high rate of speed. The employee sustained an ankle fracture, two rib fractures, and a concussion that rendered him unconscious.

An employee was patrolling on an all-terrain vehicle (ATV) when an accident occurred resulting in injuries to their back, neck, ribs, and nose, as well as road rash.

A trainee became ill due to heat and dehydration after completing the basic academy's outdoor fitness test that includes a 220 yard sprint, maximum number of push-ups, and a 1.5 mile run. He was hospitalized for kidney failure with nausea and lethargy.

Two employees were riding in a boat in a river when the boat struck an I-beam that was submerged in the water. The employees sustained injuries.

Two law enforcement officers were executing an arrest warrant. After entering the residence, the assailant opened fire with a pistol, shooting one deputy in the right ankle and the other in the left femur bone. Both deputies required hospitalization and surgery.

An employee was hiking within the area of responsibility around a station when they began to experience symptoms of a heat-related illness due to dehydration.

On September 25, 2025, an employee climbed an aluminum extension ladder and was on top of the roof of a building She was walking around on the roof, inspecting and evaluating it. She was descending the ladder when the ladder slid to the right and twisted around as she hung onto it. She then fell 10-12 feet to the paved parking lot and the ladder landed on top of her. She sustained a fractured left collarbone, multiple other fractures, and had bruising to the left side of her abdomen.

At about 5:55 p.m. on August 9, 2025, an employee lost his footing while climbing an access ladder to a 12-foot-high spotlight platform. He fell about 9 feet to the ground, breaking eight ribs on the right side.

On August 1, 2025, an employee was preparing to initiate canine training when they were bitten by a dog on the neck and face.

An employee was completing an annual work capacity test. Later that night, the employee experienced severe pain in their left leg and was hospitalized with rhabdomyolysis and compartment syndrome in the lower left leg.

An employee was setting chains to secure a concrete barrier to a front-end loader. The chain became twisted and lost slack. The concrete barricade fell on the employee's left foot, causing a partial amputation to a toe.