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Department of Homeland Security, Customs and Border Protection

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

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Department of Homeland Security, Customs and Border Protection in MISSION, TEXAS
Employer Department of Homeland Security, Customs and Border Protection Report ID 2017065880
Address 6400 Anzalduas Dam Rd City, State ZIP MISSION, TEXAS 78572
Event Date June 27, 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) 928110 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 26.14000, -98.32000

Incident Narrative

An employee was riding an ATV, made a turn and rolled off the ATV. The employee suffered a heat-related illness.

Incident Summary

On June 27, 2017, a worker at Department of Homeland Security, Customs and Border Protection in MISSION, 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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