US Census Bureau

An employee was moving a box of office supplies from the back seat of his car onto a dolly. While making a twisting motion, he felt something pop in his back and felt a sharp pain and his feet went numb. He was hospitalized.

On September 21, 2020, an employee was walking into an apartment building to conduct interviews with individuals at their private residences when she tripped on an incline and fell resulting in a fracture in her third lumbar vertebra.

An employee tripped over uneven sidewalk pavement and fell onto steps, suffering a broken left arm.

A census employee was shot in the leg, through a car door, while parked near a sample unit.

A census employee was leaving the home of a census respondent when the employee fell down the stairs, resulting in a fractured hip.

An employee was driving a tug when they fell from the tug and subsequently struck by the tug. The employee sustained a laceration along the right calf.

An employee was driving an asphalt roller when the vehicle drove over an uneven surface. This caused the machine to rock back and forth and the employee to fall off. The employee fell to the ground and the rear roller tire ran over the their right leg, resulting in a femur fracture, as well as an anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) tear and a meniscus tear.

An employee fell off the back of a moving garbage truck while collecting trash, resulting in a broken leg.

While on a residential garbage collection route, an employee fell from the driver's side rear riding step of a rear load garbage truck. His lower left leg was struck by the driver's side rear tire, resulting in fractures of the tibia and fibula, along with lacerations to the top of the left foot.

An employee was trying to reconnect an airline between a tractor and a trailer while on the side of the road. The truck began to move. The employee fell under the truck and was run over as the truck pulled away. The employee suffered multiple fractures.

Employees were conducting a snubbing operation. While making up the tubing swivel onto the joint in the mouse hole, employee 2 proceeded to pull power tongs off the pipe. At the same time, the injured employee went to re-adjust the tong heads. The make/brake handle was pulled and the injured employee's right hand got caught in the tongs. The injured employee's index, middle, and ring fingers were amputated and he required surgery.

On 9/26/2025, an employee was using a pair of scissors to cut a zip-tie that was securing a box of files. The scissors slipped and lacerated the employee s left wrist. The employee was hospitalized.

An employee had been taking fuel samples from the top of a barge. The employee was hospitalized with heat exhaustion.

An employee was troubleshooting and rodding out a piece of process piping equipment when their left index finger was caught between the tool handle and threaded flange. The employee's fingertip was partially amputated.

An employee was walking in steel-toed boots when his left foot struck a pallet jack, resulting in partial amputation of a toe.

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.