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U.S. Customs and Border Protection

Exposure to environmental heat — Heat syncope — RIO GRANDE CITY, TEXAS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at U.S. Customs and Border Protection in RIO GRANDE CITY, TEXAS
Employer U.S. Customs and Border Protection Report ID 2015074420
Address 730 Border Patrol Lane City, State ZIP RIO GRANDE CITY, TEXAS 78582
Event Date July 7, 2015 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Heat syncope Body Part BODY SYSTEMS
Event Type Exposure to environmental heat Source of Injury Heat-environmental
Industry (NAICS) 928110 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 26.36000, -98.81000

Incident Narrative

A Border Patrol Agent was chasing suspected illegal aliens when he passed out due to dehydration and hit his head.

Incident Summary

On July 7, 2015, a worker at U.S. Customs and Border Protection in RIO GRANDE CITY, TEXAS suffered heat syncope to the body systems. The incident was classified as exposure to environmental heat, with heat-environmental identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

OSHA has recorded 2,196 severe injury reports involving "Exposure to environmental heat" incidents in our database. Browse all Exposure to environmental heat injuries.

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