United States Department of Agriculture

An employee was inspecting behind a cooker when he tripped on a gas line. He fell, suffering a broken hip.

An employee began to feel dizzy, lightheaded, was short of breath, and collapsed due to carbon monoxide exposure. The employee was hospitalized.

An employee was providing support for hurricane relief. He was sawing a tree when one of the tree limbs fell down and struck him. The employee sustained a severe laceration on the forehead and an open fracture of his frontal sinus/skull. The employee was hospitalized.

An employee was operating a skid steer, pushing debris away from the control line in preparation for a controlled burn. A log sprung loose and a fragment of wood (1 foot in diameter and 2-3 feet long) pierced the polycarbonate glass door at the front of the skid steer cabin. The wood struck the employee's upper right thigh, resulting in a laceration to the thigh and a fractured pelvis.

On 7/19/2021, an employee had been sampling vegetation when they began to experience symptoms of heat stress and dehydration afterwards, resulting in hospitalization.

An employee was walking to a customer's door to deliver a package when they tripped on uneven pavement and fell to the ground. The employee sustained a hip fracture.

An employee was leaving work for the day when he tripped over mulch and fell to the ground. He was hospitalized with a fractured hip.

An employee was walking on the sidewalk toward the front entrance of the building to start her work shift. She tripped over uneven pavement and fell onto the concrete sidewalk. The employee was hospitalized with a fractured left hip and a sprained left knee.

An employee was walking into work through a doorway when she tripped on the door sill and fell to the floor, fracturing her humerus.

An employee was leaving for lunch. The wheel of her knee scooter struck a divot in the floor which caused her to fall into a metal rack. The employee sustained a broken right shoulder.

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 pushing a cart when they stopped to assist someone. As they turned around, they fell backward down the stairs with a box and hand truck landing on top of him. The employee was hospitalized and sustained rib fractures, a hematoma, and a compression fracture/spinal injury.

An employee was operating an all-terrain vehicle (ATV) when the vehicle stopped quickly, causing the employee to go over the handlebars. The employee sustained a leg fracture that required hospitalization and surgery.

An employee was trying to remove a stuck pin on a loading dock. The employee fell off the loading dock about 3 feet to the pavement below, suffering a broken right tibia and fibula.

A postal carrier slipped on ice and fell while walking to their vehicle. The employee suffered a broken ankle and was hospitalized.

An employee was delivering mail when they slipped and fell on snow. The employee was hospitalized with a broken ankle.