Customs and Border Protection Academy

On March 19, 2022, an employee was working a 12-hour shift at an emergency room when, after 8 hours, she began to experience spasms in her right leg, down the thigh and to knee, and shortly after reported feeling her knee pop. The employee finished her shift. The next morning, the employee's knee was swollen and could not bend or bear weight. The employee was hospitalized.

An employee was working out in an onsite gym as part of his approved work activities. He strained his back while performing back extensions and was hospitalized.

After participating in a physical training exercise, an employee began to lose feeling in his lower extremities. He was hospitalized, having suffered bulging disks, an annular tear, and a muscle injury.

A wildland firefighter was physically training for the job when he started feeling aches in the shoulder area. Later that evening he felt extreme fatigue, and body aches in the shoulder area and legs. The following morning, the employee was hospitalized with a muscular injury.

An employee was assisting with patients in the emergency department. The employee became faint, weak, and lethargic in part due to exhaustion, then began having seizures. The employee was hospitalized for surgery.