Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
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2021-10-08 | Tucson | Az | Southern Arizona Veterans Administration Health Care System | Lumbar region | Multiple types of overexertion involving outside sources |
An employee was assisting a courier to load a vaccine cooler container into the courier's vehicle. As the container was lifted and pushed into the vehicle, the employee twisted his torso and felt pain in the lower back. The employee was later hospitalized with a lower back strain and had surgery. | |||||
2021-02-01 | Tucson | Az | Southern Arizona Veterans Administration Health Care System | Nonclassifiable | Shooting by other person-intentional |
An employee drove onto campus and her vehicle was struck by a second vehicle. The driver of second vehicle exited his vehicle and shot the employee, resulting in hospitalization. | |||||
2020-07-07 | Tucson | Arizona | Federal Corrections Complex | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker |
An employee was cleaning debris from an auger. The employee suffered an amputation to the left ring finger caused by pliers. | |||||
2020-04-17 | Tucson | Arizona | U.S. Forest Service, Coronado NF-Santa Catalina RD | Ankle(s) | Fall on same level |
An employee was hiking over rough terrain en route to respond to a fire. He lost his footing and fell, breaking his ankle. | |||||
2020-03-12 | Tucson | Arizona | Southern Arizona Veterans Administration Health Care System | Ankle(s) | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet |
An employee was stepping from a sidewalk to a parking lot when she turned her left ankle and fell to the pavement, suffering a broken left ankle. | |||||
2019-06-18 | Tucson | Arizona | Federal Bureau of Prisons-U.S. Penitentiary | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to environmental heat |
An employee was performing short training (bending, squatting, hiding behind barricades) exercises at a firing range when he developed muscle cramps and tingling in his legs. He was hospitalized for a heat related illness. | |||||
2018-02-27 | Tucson | Arizona | U.S. Customs and Border Protection | Multiple body parts | Multiple types of exertions and bodily reactions |
An employee was participating in training when he experienced sharp pain in his shoulders and upper body, requiring hospitalization for a muscle injury. | |||||
2017-05-29 | Tucson | Arizona | U.S. Customs & Border Protection | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to environmental heat |
After exercising while on duty, an employee suffered arm and leg soreness due to a heat-related muscle injury. He was later hospitalized. | |||||
2016-02-19 | Tucson | Arizona | U.S. Customs and Border Protection | Multiple body parts | Struck by powered vehicle-nontransport, n.e.c. |
An employee was attempting to stop his assigned vehicle from rolling when he was hit by the door, knocked to the ground, and dragged. He suffered right hip and ankle injuries, as well as left knee abrasions. | |||||
2015-11-25 | Tucson | Arizona | U.S. Customs and Border Protection | Multiple body parts | Other fall to lower level 26 to 30 feet |
On November 25, 2015, at approximately 11:45am, a BORSTAR Agent fell while climbing on top of a mountain. The agent fell approximately 15-20 feet, bounced on his back, and fell another 5 to 10 feet before landing. He suffered a concussion, a laceration to the back of his head requiring staples, several possible broken ribs, and multiple cuts and bruises. |