Customs and Border Protection-U.S. Border Patrol

On 7/31/2025, an employee was training to ride an ATV when it went into a draw and she went over the front of the ATV, landing on the ground. The employee sustained a fractured arm.

An employee was patrolling on a horse when the horse stumbled and fell. The employee fell with the horse, striking his face, shoulder, and arm on the ground. He was hospitalized with facial fractures.

A trainee was undergoing a combat baton evaluation. The instructor bear-hugged her and they fell to the ground; the trainee suffered two fractured ribs and a partially collapsed lung.

An employee was conducting training when he became dizzy and experienced blurry vision, requiring hospitalization.

An employee was participating in a training exercise when he became ill, requiring hospitalization for dehydration.

On March 19, 2022, an employee was working a 12-hour shift at an emergency room when, after 8 hours, she began to experience spasms in her right leg, down the thigh and to knee, and shortly after reported feeling her knee pop. The employee finished her shift. The next morning, the employee's knee was swollen and could not bend or bear weight. The employee was hospitalized.

An employee was working out in an onsite gym as part of his approved work activities. He strained his back while performing back extensions and was hospitalized.

After participating in a physical training exercise, an employee began to lose feeling in his lower extremities. He was hospitalized, having suffered bulging disks, an annular tear, and a muscle injury.

A wildland firefighter was physically training for the job when he started feeling aches in the shoulder area. Later that evening he felt extreme fatigue, and body aches in the shoulder area and legs. The following morning, the employee was hospitalized with a muscular injury.

An employee was assisting with patients in the emergency department. The employee became faint, weak, and lethargic in part due to exhaustion, then began having seizures. The employee was hospitalized for surgery.

On 7/31/2025, an employee was training to ride an ATV when it went into a draw and she went over the front of the ATV, landing on the ground. The employee sustained a fractured arm.

While stepping backward from a filing cabinet, an employee tripped on computers stacked in a walkway. The employee fell about 5 to 6 feet back, their head and neck striking a desk and chair. The employee suffered pain and swelling in the neck, a hematoma on the head, and a concussion.

A firearms instructor was performing routine training. Their pistol discharged while their right hand was in line with the muzzle and the employee's middle finger was partially amputated. The finger has been surgically reattached.

An employee was performing high dynamic movements while training. As he moved from kneeling to the next position, he suffered femoral neck fracture.

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.

An employee was servicing an exterior mounted environmental control unit while on a 10-foot ladder. He pushed through a pre-made knockout hole on the panel. Upon bringing his arm down, a sharp area along the panel frame lacerated the top of his hand. The employee required surgery.

On 7/31/2025, an employee was training to ride an ATV when it went into a draw and she went over the front of the ATV, landing on the ground. The employee sustained a fractured arm.

An employee was standing behind a frac pump. A discharge hose failed and the employee was burned by hot water on the left upper abdomen. The employee was hospitalized.

An employee working as a contracted firefighter was using a bulldozer to push back an active fire line when they became entrapped in flames, resulting in first- and second-degree burns.

An employee was assisting with the delivery of pipe racks to the drilling rig. The driver was releasing the tie-down lock straps that were holding the pipe racks on the trailer. When the last strap was released, one of the pipe racks rolled off the trailer and struck the employee while they were on the passenger side of the trailer bed. The employee sustained an open wound to the hand and fractures to their left leg and spine.