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An employee was servicing an exterior mounted environmental control unit while on a 10-foot ladder. He pushed through a pre-made knockout hole on the panel. Upon bringing his arm down, a sharp area along the panel frame lacerated the top of his hand. The employee required surgery.

On 7/31/2025, an employee was training to ride an ATV when it went into a draw and she went over the front of the ATV, landing on the ground. The employee sustained a fractured arm.

An employee was standing behind a frac pump. A discharge hose failed and the employee was burned by hot water on the left upper abdomen. The employee was hospitalized.

An employee working as a contracted firefighter was using a bulldozer to push back an active fire line when they became entrapped in flames, resulting in first- and second-degree burns.

An employee was assisting with the delivery of pipe racks to the drilling rig. The driver was releasing the tie-down lock straps that were holding the pipe racks on the trailer. When the last strap was released, one of the pipe racks rolled off the trailer and struck the employee while they were on the passenger side of the trailer bed. The employee sustained an open wound to the hand and fractures to their left leg and spine.

On May 1, 2025, at approximately 11:00 AM, an employee was jump-starting the battery of a forklift and his back went out while he was bending down. The employee was hospitalized with a slipped disc and required surgery.

On March 28, 2025, an agent was preparing to load his assigned all-terrain vehicle (ATV) onto a trailer in the parking lot for deployment into the field. The ATV struck a curb and rolled over. The agent was ejected and was found unresponsive and bleeding from his head and face. The employee was hospitalized for intracranial bleeding and pressure. Blood also built up behind his right eye, pinching his optic nerve.

An employee was wetting a concrete slab when they fell backward off the stairs to the ground, landing on their back. The employee's back was fractured.

An employee was cutting meat. While using the push plate with her right hand, her left hand slipped between the blade and the meat. The blade grabbed her cotton glove, fracturing and amputating her left ring fingertip.

An employee was crushed between an all-terrain vehicle (ATV) and a rock, resulting in fractures to their pelvis and arm.

An employee was troubleshooting a diesel fuel system on a military vehicle when diesel fuel spilled onto the employee.

An employee was operating a zero-turn lawn mower. He was approaching a pipe gate when the mower got stuck on some large rocks. The employee applied more gas to the lawn mower and the mower went forward off a rock. The mower deck then went under the gate and the employee's right leg struck the pipe gate. The employee sustained a fractured right tibia requiring hospitalization.

On July 17, 2024, an agent was conducting airborne tactical insertion training when they landed faster than expected and sustained a fractured sacrum, a laceration to their right shin, a puncture wound to the top of their left foot, and multiple abrasions to the lower extremities.

An employee was working in a trench in 93-95 degree weather. He became light-headed and was taken to the hospital with heat stroke.

An employee was spotting a forklift lifting a skid when the skid shifted and the employee's left little finger became caught between the skid and the forks. The employee was hospitalized and sustained an amputation of the finger.

While conducting physical training, an employee was running and stepped on a sprinkler head that caused them to fall. The employee sustained a broken femur, requiring surgery.

An employee was standing in an office when their shoe was caught in the carpet causing them to fall and strike their left hip, back, and head on the side of the copier machine. The employee sustained a femoral fracture and a scratch on their eye socket. They were hospitalized and required surgery.

An employee was riding a horse when they fell off the horse, resulting in three broken ribs and a broken clavicle and scapula.

An employee was setting pipe while standing on the breakout table assisting the driller with tripping drill rods out of the hole. The injured employee was stepping off the breakout table and placed his right foot on the middle table in a pinch point, when it became caught between the top and middle tables as the middle breakout section rotated. They sustained open fractures to their metatarsal bones.

An employee was walking on a flat level track with a 25-pound pack. He was on his final lap of the test when he collapsed onto the ground from overexertion.

An employee slipped on loose gravel, fell, and broke his left hip.

An employee was part of a crew that was servicing a power line. The employee was in a bucket truck when he contacted the 7,200-volt power line. The electricity entered through one hand and exited the other, causing several electrical burns. The employee was not wearing proper personal protective equipment at the time.

An employee was assisting with crane operations for a crane that was lifting a 20,000 pound shipping container. Something shifted and the container began to sway. The employee went to steady the load when his left little and ring finger were pinched between the container and the crane outrigger, resulting in fractures.

An employee was hiking within the area of responsibility around a station when they began to experience symptoms of a heat-related illness due to dehydration.

A border patrol agent was driving a utility task vehicle (UTV) on a dirt road to respond to a call. As the employee made a turn, the vehicle rolled onto its side, causing the employee to sustain fractures to the vertebrae, ribs, and right clavicle. The employee was hospitalized.