TRANSPORTATION SECURITY ADMINISTRATION

An employee was loading a van. He bent to pick up his cane from the ground and fell, breaking his leg. He was hospitalized.

On April 6, 2018, an employee was descending a stair to an airfield when she fell to the ground, hitting her head on the concrete floor and suffering a skull fracture, concussion, and cranial hemorrhage.

Two employees were hospitalized for carbon monoxide exposure.

An employee was transporting a cat from a holder to a room when the cat attempted to jump and flee. The employee went to catch the cat when she suffered a bite on her right index finger and a scratch on her right palm.

An employee was carrying a feline patient to be placed on oxygen when the cat bit their right hand and scratched their arm.

An employee was loading a bull into a chute for tagging. The gate did not latch, and the bull knocked the employee down, then threw him up into the air. He suffered broken ribs.

On January 6, 2024, at approximately 12:00 p.m., an employee was petting a cat while on her break. The cat scratched and bit the employee's wrist and right hand. Later that afternoon, the employee became ill due to the wounds and was hospitalized.

An employee was working on an HVAC machine in a basement. The fan was coming to a stop when his little finger was caught between the belt and pulley, resulting in a soft tissue amputation.

An arc flash occurred as the door to an electrical panel was closed. Two employees suffered head and torso burns and were hospitalized.

An employee was walking from the terminal to the rental car area when they tripped and fell on the ground, sustaining a fractured knee. She was hospitalized and required surgery.

An employee was stepping out of a seating row and into the main aisle of a motor coach. The employee's ankle rolled and was broken.

An employee was struck by the forks of a powered industrial truck (PIT) and pinned against an adjacent wall. The employee suffered leg pain, weakness, and loss of feeling.

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.

At about 5:55 p.m. on August 9, 2025, an employee lost his footing while climbing an access ladder to a 12-foot-high spotlight platform. He fell about 9 feet to the ground, breaking eight ribs on the right side.

On August 1, 2025, an employee was preparing to initiate canine training when they were bitten by a dog on the neck and face.

An employee was completing an annual work capacity test. Later that night, the employee experienced severe pain in their left leg and was hospitalized with rhabdomyolysis and compartment syndrome in the lower left leg.

An employee was setting chains to secure a concrete barrier to a front-end loader. The chain became twisted and lost slack. The concrete barricade fell on the employee's left foot, causing a partial amputation to a toe.