USDA Wildlife Services

On October 7, 2025, employee was installing mulch with a landscape crew. At around 2:15 PM, the employee took a break and started to feel cramping/pain. The employee was taken to the hospital with rhabdomyolysis due to heat exhaustion.

An employee was collecting garbage when they suffered muscle cramping and were hospitalized due to dehydration.

A delivery driver developed dehydration symptoms while driving his route. He was hospitalized.

A temporary employee was on top of a cane wagon, throwing cane down to the ground (i.e., planting). He reached the end of the field row and started to feel ill. He experienced cramping and headaches due to heat exhaustion.

An employee became dehydrated while working in a field, planting sugar cane. The employee was hospitalized.

On August 21, 2025, an employee was hitching a 20-foot flatbed trailer loaded with a tractor to a pickup truck. As she placed her left fingers near the hitch mechanism to check the remaining distance needed for coupling, the trailer jack dropped into place, contacting her middle and ring fingers. The hitch and ball then made contact with her middle finger. The employee suffered crush injuries to her middle and ring fingers and a fingertip amputation of the middle finger.

An employee was driving an all-terrain vehicle when it rolled over. The employee was ejected and hit the ground, suffering a fracture to their C6 vertebra.

An employee was taking a dog out of a kennel. The dog lunged for the leash and bit the employee's left hand, causing a laceration.

An employee was returning a dog to his kennel after a walk. The dog turned on her and bit her right upper arm, causing lacerations. The employee was hospitalized.

An employee was bitten by a cat, sought medical treatment, and received an antibiotic. The employee had an allergic reaction to the antibiotic and was hospitalized.

An employee was helping a coworker transport a tall palm tree with a mini skid steer. The employee was severely shocked by a high-voltage electrical wire above the ground.

An employee was retrieving a Christmas tree from a shelf using a ladder. He missed a step and fell to the concrete floor. He sustained injury to his head and wrist.

An employee was inspecting a generator whose radiator was leaking. He slipped, and a fan blade in the generator amputated his thumb and index finger.

An employee was operating an agricultural tractor during sugarcane harvesting. The employee sustained a lumbar sprain due to vibration or motion from the tractor.

An employee was moving a 3-ton condensing unit, strapped down on a dolly, out of a garage. The strap broke, causing the employee to fall backward onto the brick pavered driveway. The employee suffered injury to a spinal ligament in the neck.