Catskill Center for Conservation and Development

An employee was performing finishing work on a residential driveway when they began to experience body cramps and were hospitalized for heat stress and dehydration.

An employee was staking tomato plants on a farm. The employee began to feel sick and collapsed, suffering from dehydration and heat shock.

An agent was participating in SWAT team selection and was performing various physical fitness skills including running and exercise intervals. The agent experienced dehydration and a muscular injury that required hospitalization.

An employee was traveling back from work when they became ill and experienced dizziness due to heat exhaustion.

On September 26, 2023, an employee was delivering packages when he began to feel ill with a pain in his side. He was hospitalized for heat exhaustion and dehydration.

On August 21, 2025, an employee was hitching a 20-foot flatbed trailer loaded with a tractor to a pickup truck. As she placed her left fingers near the hitch mechanism to check the remaining distance needed for coupling, the trailer jack dropped into place, contacting her middle and ring fingers. The hitch and ball then made contact with her middle finger. The employee suffered crush injuries to her middle and ring fingers and a fingertip amputation of the middle finger.

An employee was driving an all-terrain vehicle when it rolled over. The employee was ejected and hit the ground, suffering a fracture to their C6 vertebra.

An employee was taking a dog out of a kennel. The dog lunged for the leash and bit the employee's left hand, causing a laceration.

An employee was returning a dog to his kennel after a walk. The dog turned on her and bit her right upper arm, causing lacerations. The employee was hospitalized.

An employee was bitten by a cat, sought medical treatment, and received an antibiotic. The employee had an allergic reaction to the antibiotic and was hospitalized.

An employee was cleaning leaves with a backpack blower when he fell from a ladder, resulting in injuries to his head, neck, and back.

An employee was operating a battery-powered broom to clean demolition debris off the top of the outermost bridge girder. The girder was approximately 11 feet above the demolition scaffold below. The employee fell approximately 8 feet to wind bracing below. The employee was hospitalized with a pelvis/tailbone fracture. Fall protection was in place at the time.

An employee slipped while descending in a stairwell, fell, and suffered multiple contusions/bruises to the head, neck, shoulders, knees, and back. She was hospitalized.

An employee's right middle finger was caught in a nip point. The employee suffered an amputation to the middle finger at the first knuckle.

An employee was directing trucks as they entered and left a highway work zone. A vehicle struck them, resulting in multiple fractures and other injuries. The employee was hospitalized.