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Department of Homeland Security, Customs and Border Protection

Exposure to environmental heat — Effects of heat and light, unspecified — MCALLEN, TEXAS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Department of Homeland Security, Customs and Border Protection in MCALLEN, TEXAS
Employer Department of Homeland Security, Customs and Border Protection Report ID 2017021808
Address McAllen Station City, State ZIP MCALLEN, TEXAS 78501
Event Date February 26, 2017 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Effects of heat and light, unspecified Body Part BODY SYSTEMS
Event Type Exposure to environmental heat Source of Injury Heat-environmental
Industry (NAICS) 928120 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 26.23000, -98.20000

Incident Narrative

An employee was on foot patrol and suffered a heat related injury/illness.

Incident Summary

On February 26, 2017, a worker at Department of Homeland Security, Customs and Border Protection in MCALLEN, TEXAS suffered effects of heat and light, unspecified 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

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