U.S. Department of Homeland Security

An employee developed lower back pain after climbing up fixed ladders to reach a roof, then beginning to route wire into an air handling unit. When the employee knelt to pick up rope, the back pain became severe. The employee was hospitalized, having suffered a sprain to a back muscle.

An new employee was participating in an on-the-job training. The employee was demonstrating a defensive knee strike tactic when he suffered a left ankle injury. As he was pivoting to sprint backward as part of the simulated disengagement drill, his left ankle rolled and he sustained a torn Achilles tendon that required surgery.

An employee was conducting field operations training outdoors. Training consisted of walking, standing up, and being in prone positions. The employee was hospitalized with rhabdomyolysis.

An employee was performing skills training in the heat when they became overexerted and were hospitalized with a muscle injury.

An employee was repairing equipment and ascending, descending, twisting, and turning throughout the day and was hospitalized for lower back pain.