US Forest Service, Hungry Horse Ranger Station

An employee was riding a horse when it bucked. The employee landed hard in the saddle and sustained a fractured pelvis.

An employee was using a rope to pull a sick calf out of a pen. The calf ran after it was roped, and the employee's right thumb got caught between the rope and the saddle resulting in partial amputation.

An employee was opening a gate when the horse he was riding slipped or bucked, then fell and landed on the employee. The employee suffered a crushed pelvis, with fractures to the pelvis and a lower-back vertebra.

An employee was riding on horse back, checking the health of feedlot cattle when the horse lost its footing and rolled over on the employee's leg, breaking the tibia on the right side.

An employee was trying to get a sick steer out of a pen. The steer tried to return to the pen and his horse tried to stop it. The employee's horse then fell to the ground with him still on it, causing the horse to fall on his left leg. With help from another employee, the injured employee was able to get his foot out of the stirrup. His ankle broke in two locations and he suffered a blood clot in his left leg, requiring hospitalization.

An employee was loading the back of his truck with buckets of oil. As he was coming down off the truck, he slipped on a surface that was wet due to rain and fell about 3.5 feet to the ground, landing on his left elbow/arm. The employee was hospitalized with a fractured left humerus and required surgery.

On September 25, 2025, an employee climbed an aluminum extension ladder and was on top of the roof of a building She was walking around on the roof, inspecting and evaluating it. She was descending the ladder when the ladder slid to the right and twisted around as she hung onto it. She then fell 10-12 feet to the paved parking lot and the ladder landed on top of her. She sustained a fractured left collarbone, multiple other fractures, and had bruising to the left side of her abdomen.

An employee was supervising a crew as they felled a dangerous tree during a forest fire. The tree struck the employee as it fell, breaking bones.

An employee was riding a horse and leading several pack mules along a trail. A few mules started acting up, causing the horse to stir. The employee then fell off the horse and landed on a stiff woody protrusion that impacted her chest/rib area. The employee was hospitalized with a fractured rib and a punctured lung.

An employee was working on a tree thinning unit and was cutting a 6" diameter tree. During the back-cut when the chainsaw kicked back. The saw struck her, resulting in a 3-inch laceration on her left leg below the knee. She was hospitalized and required surgery.

An employee was fixing an issue with seed cleaning equipment when he slipped on the ladder he was on. He went to catch himself and his hand went into a moving belt and pulley on the cleaner. The employee sustained the amputation of his right middle and index fingertips just below the fingernails.

An employee was riding an all-terrain vehicle (ATV) to move a bison herd. He was riding up the side of a steep hill when the ATV struck a rock and rolled, ejecting the employee before rolling over him. The employee suffered broken vertebrae in his back that required hospitalization.

An employee was clearing out dirt from an underground pipe when he was bitten by a rattlesnake on his hand.

An employee was climbing in the spreader area to remove a pasta jam when his right little finger was cut by the rotary cut-off knife. The employee sustained a laceration and fracture, resulting in an amputation.

A smoke jumper parachuted out of a helicopter during a forest fire response, landed on steep rugged terrain, and suffered femur and rib fractures and a liver laceration. The employee was hospitalized.