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An employee was cutting a tree. As they were walking away, part of the tree broke off and struck the employee. The employee sustained five broken ribs and a punctured lung.

An employee had been using an air gun to blow cotton off the moving parts inside of the length/strength cabinet. The employee went to grab some cotton that was still stuck on the length/strength breaker bracket (above the rear jaw cylinder) when their left fourth finger became pinched. The employee sustained an amputation through the distal phalanx.

A firefighter suffered a foot laceration while fighting a wildfire, resulting in hospitalizationa and surgery.

Two employees were operating a side-by-side UTV on a forest road and were involved in a head on collision with a pickup truck. Employee 1 suffered a compound fracture to their left femur, a laceration on their left calf, and a laceration just below the right kneecap. Employee 1 was hospitalized and required surgery. Employee 2 sustained shoulder and neck injuries and was treated and released.

Three firefighters were hospitalized for burns while fighting a forest fire.

Two employees were exploring an area within the forest and conducting a field botanical survey. The area included steep, rocky ground and talus slopes. One employee slipped/fell on the rocks of a slope and tumbled 45 feet toward a creek bed. The employee sustained head lacerations, fractures to the C-4 and C-5 vertebrae, and body bruising.

An employee was attempting to close a gun vault in the rear bed of a law enforcement officer's patrol vehicle when the employee's right third fingertip was pinched between the drawer and cabinet of the gun vault. The incident resulted in the loss of the right third fingertip past the fingernail and a fractured bone.

A volunteer missed a step and fell down stairs, suffering a dislocated elbow.

An employee was bitten by a rattlesnake while walking through brush, requiring hospitalization.

An employee was burned when a fire hose burst under pressure and sprayed him with hot water.

On or about May 31, 2016, an employee was hospitalized due to a heat-related illness while engaging in physical fitness training.

An employee was using a chain saw to cut sections of a felled tree. When the saw cut completely through a section, the tree, which was under tension, swung 7 feet and hit him in the hip area, knocking him to the ground. He broke his femur, sacrum, pelvis, and ribs and suffered internal injuries, requiring hospitalization.

While an employee was conducting a tree felling operation, the holding wood snapped and the tree came off the stump in the direction of the employee. The employee was following a designated escape route when the bole of the tree impacted his left side, breaking his rib, scapula, and clavicle; cutting his lip; and causing a chest contusion.

On December 1, 2015, an employee and a coworker had cut down three trees. While they were cutting up the trees that lay on the ground, the employee's chain saw blade got pinched in a tree. The coworker, who was located upslope from the tree, made a cut in it to relieve the pinch pressure on the saw blade. When the cut was completed, the tree rolled down the slope and over the employee. He suffered bruises and abrasions to his face and head, as well as broken ribs.

An employee suffered a heat-related injury during a PT hike. The employee started to feel dizzy. He collapsed, but remained conscious. First aid was rendered at the scene and the employee was admitted to the hospital.

An employee was running along the road as part of his physical training requirements and was struck by a vehicle.