U. S. Census Bureau

A census taker was at a house when a dog chased her. She fell, hitting her head on the ground. She was hospitalized.

An employee tripped and fell while walking away from a residence, hitting rocks and the ground itself. The employee suffered a broken humerus and a laceration over the eyebrow.

A census worker was on a house porch, asking the homeowner questions. A dog ran out of the house and knocked her off the porch to the ground. She suffered broken ribs and a twisted knee.

An employee fell down a flight of stairs and sustained a broken hip.

On May 22, 2020, an employee fell into a drainage ditch while walking to his car. He was hospitalized with broken ribs, a punctured lung, and bruises.

An employee was transporting a container across the street to the trash truck when he was struck by a vehicle. He sustained lower back bruising, a left leg fracture, and a laceration to the back of his head.

An employee was in the middle of a roundabout when they were struck by a vehicle, resulting in injuries to their head, neck, back, hips and legs.

An employee was walking from the car to get to work when they were struck by a motor vehicle on an access road. The employee sustained a left ankle fracture and head bruising.

An employee was leaving their vehicle to place cones on the street for traffic control. A car struck the employee, who suffered a broken cheekbone. The employee was hospitalized.

After cleaning the sidewalks on one side of a street, an employee was crossing the street to clean the sidewalk on the other side. A car struck him, and he suffered a head injury.

A fleet mechanic was gathering mileage information from his truck. As he exited the truck, he missed the last step and fell about 14 inches to the ground below. He was hospitalized.

An employee was returning census equipment when she tripped on a curb and fell onto the sidewalk, fracturing her hip which required hospitalization and surgery.

A census taker was at a house when a dog chased her. She fell, hitting her head on the ground. She was hospitalized.

An employee was struck by a vehicle while gathering census information. The employee suffered a concussion, a broken shoulder, a dislocated and broken left ankle, facial abrasions, and a dislocated right middle finger.

An employee fell onto pavement from an unknown height and hit her head. The employee was hospitalized with head injuries including bleeding from the brain.

A mail carrier was delivering mail when aggressive dogs approached. The dog's owner tried to restrain the dogs but one dog broke loose and the mail carrier pepper sprayed that dog. The dog's owner then pushed the mail carrier and he fell on the pavement and injured his neck. The mail carrier was hospitalized.

An employee was installing a fall protection system on a flat roof when they tripped and became entangled in the warning line. They fell approximately 30 feet to the ground below. The employee sustained fractures.

A mail carrier developed heat illness while delivering mail. He was hospitalized.

An employee was outside assembling a 500-ton crane. The employee was connecting the rigging to the boom. He leaned forward to attach the lifting plate on the side of the boom and lost balance while bending over. He fell to the ground approximately 10 feet below, landing on his elbow. The employee was hospitalized with a fractured elbow that required surgery.

An employee was using a winch to secure a barge to a dock. The cable of an adjoining winch snapped and struck his left side, causing blunt force trauma and internal injuries to his abdomen.