United States Medical Center for Federal Prisoners

An employee was checking the oil in a ground-level transformer when they suffered an electric shock and sustained burns to their right arm and leg.

On November 18, 2022, an employee was checking rodent stations at a customer's home. Upon standing from a bent position, the employee experienced pain in the abdomen. He was hospitalized and had surgery for a hernia.

Two employees were trying to put an HVAC unit into place for installation. They were using a manual pallet jack to elevate the unit enough to remove four-wheeled dollies from under the unit's legs. They removed the dollies on one side of the unit, but when one of them began to remove a dolly on the other side, the unit began to tip over. The employee suffered a left knee injury while quickly getting away from the falling HVAC unit.

A paramedic was crossing a ditch to reach an injured person. His right knee was hyperextended and he suffered a partial tear of the right quadriceps tendon. He was hospitalized.

An employee suffered a muscle strain to the lower/mid-back while performing copy and print services in a store.

An employee took a step and broke their right ankle.

An employee was working in the food service warehouse when he experienced chest pain, difficulty breathing, and lost consciousness. The employee sustained carbon monoxide poisoning.

An employee was responding to a physical altercation between two inmates when they slipped and fell on the ground, landing on their left arm. The employee was hospitalized with a compound fracture to their left forearm.

An employee was working on an out-of-service forklift when his hand was caught in the door frame as the stuck cab door was being opened. The employee sustained a middle fingertip amputation.

An employee was closing a door while holding the door handle behind him. The door closed on his finger resulting in a fingertip amputation.

An employee placed his hand down and was shocked by electricity from a misting fan.

An employee was readjusting a safety hook to remove hardware from gang forms when his feet slipped. He fell to the ground, resulting in a broken left arm and wrist.

An employee was on a step ladder in a store aisle, making room on shelving for merchandise. She fell from the step ladder to the floor, suffering two fractures in her left leg. She was hospitalized, requiring surgery.

An employee was closing the side cargo door to a company van. The tip of his finger got caught between the door and the door jamb, resulting in a partial amputation.

An employee lost his footing while climbing an inclined ladder. He stumbled down one step and was able to stabilize himself by holding the railing and twisting his body, but he suffered an internal abdominal injury and was hospitalized.

An employee was manipulating dies on a brake press. The press caught and crushed the employee's right forearm, resulting in hospitalization.