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Customs and Border Patrol

Exposure to environmental heat — Heat exhaustion, prostration — EAGLE PASS, TEXAS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Customs and Border Patrol in EAGLE PASS, TEXAS
Employer Customs and Border Patrol Report ID 2018055165
Address 2285 Del Rio Blvd City, State ZIP EAGLE PASS, TEXAS 78852
Event Date May 26, 2018 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Heat exhaustion, prostration Body Part BODY SYSTEMS
Event Type Exposure to environmental heat Source of Injury Heat-environmental
Industry (NAICS) 922190 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 28.73000, -100.49000

Incident Narrative

On May 26, 2018, border patrol agents were pursuing two people. At about 5:40 p.m., one of the agents had run out of water and was not feeling well. He had become dehydrated and exhausted from the extreme heat (suffering a heat-related muscle injury).

Incident Summary

On May 26, 2018, a worker at Customs and Border Patrol in EAGLE PASS, TEXAS suffered heat exhaustion, prostration 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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