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Safety Incidents OSHA Severe Injury Reports · 2015–2025

U.S. Department of Justice - Federal Bureau of Investigation

Multiple types of exertions and bodily reactions · Strains

Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at U.S. Department of Justice - Federal Bureau of Investigation, 1000 Custer Hollow Road, CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA 26306 on — Strains, affecting the back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified.

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.

Hospitalized Back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified Bodily motion or position of injured, ill worker

U.S. Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation

On April 6, 2019, at 11:30 a.m., an employee was attempting to close a drawer in the gun vault of a vehicle when the employee's abdomen bumped the drawer closed on the employee's left index finger, resulting in a fingertip amputation.

U.S. Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation

On 4/27/17, an employee was participating in physical training as part of a SWAT team tryout. The employee had been on site since 7:00 a.m. and experienced dizziness at about 11:45 a.m. He was hospitalized due to dehydration and heat exhaustion.

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VA Connecticut Healthcare System

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.

FBI ACADEMY LIBRARY

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.

U.S. Forest Service

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.

Saint Anthony Health Plex

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.

Houston NFL Holdings, L.P.

An employee was practicing football when his foot became stuck in the ground, resulting in a dislocated/fractured right ankle.

U.S. Dept. of the Air Force

An employee was on a four-step work stand while sanding an area of an aircraft. He was climbing down the work stand when he tripped over an air hose and fell to the level below, resulting in a fractured femur.

Bureau of Land Management Las Vegas District

A Bureau of Land Management (BLM) employee was assisting a fire crew with clearing a forest trail. The employee was struck in the left leg by a fire-rated chainsaw. The chainsaw struck the employee underneath their chaps and above their boot. The employee was hospitalized and required surgery.

Katmai Government Services

An employee handed a fuel hose to another employee at a gas station pump and then turned around, tripped over the hose, and fell to the ground. The employee was hospitalized with a fractured hip.

Bureau of Land Management

An employee was conducting fire suppression operations on a wildfire. He pulled a hose from the engine. He then charged the hose and began to put on his gloves. A flareup occurred and the employee sustained burns to his face and hands.

Caperton Furniture Works, LLC

An employee tripped over a concrete curb stop in a parking lot. The employee fell to the ground, landing on their left hip and breaking it.

Certainteed Gypsum West Virginia, Inc

An employee was conducting routine maintenance on a mixer. New lid pins had been installed, and the employee was rotating by hand to ensure they had been installed correctly. The employee's left middle finger was caught between the lid and top of a pin. The momentum from the mixer continued, causing a crushing injury to the finger. The employee underwent a medical amputation from the top knuckle to the tip of the finger.

Owens Corning

An employee was climbing down a ladder when it slipped. The employee fell, suffering a broken scapula and broken ribs. The employee was hospitalized.

Applied Integrated Services, LLC

An employee was climbing down a 15-foot multipurpose ladder. The employee fell about 8 feet, landing on the concrete floor and the ladder itself. The employee suffered several injuries, all on the right side: broken ribs, a broken sternum, a broken temporal bone, broken shoulder, multiple fractures to the cheekbone, and a brain bleed.

Fedex Freight Inc.

An employee was rolling up the landing gear on his trailer when the handle began to unwind and struck his face, fracturing his jaw. The employee was hospitalized and required surgery.