DateCityStateEmployerBody PartEvent
2021-10-08TucsonAzSouthern Arizona Veterans Administration Health Care SystemLumbar regionMultiple 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.
2021-02-01TucsonAzSouthern Arizona Veterans Administration Health Care SystemNonclassifiableShooting 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.
2020-07-07TucsonArizonaFederal Corrections ComplexFinger(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.
2020-04-17TucsonArizonaU.S. Forest Service, Coronado NF-Santa Catalina RDAnkle(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.
2020-03-12TucsonArizonaSouthern Arizona Veterans Administration Health Care SystemAnkle(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.
2019-06-18TucsonArizonaFederal Bureau of Prisons-U.S. PenitentiaryBODY SYSTEMSExposure 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.
2018-02-27TucsonArizonaU.S. Customs and Border ProtectionMultiple body partsMultiple 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.
2017-05-29TucsonArizonaU.S. Customs & Border ProtectionBODY SYSTEMSExposure 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.
2016-02-19TucsonArizonaU.S. Customs and Border ProtectionMultiple body partsStruck 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.
2015-11-25TucsonArizonaU.S. Customs and Border ProtectionMultiple body partsOther 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.