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DHS Border Patrol

Exposure to environmental heat — Heat exhaustion, prostration — LAREDO, TEXAS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at DHS Border Patrol in LAREDO, TEXAS
Employer DHS Border Patrol Report ID 2021064913
Address Dix Ranch City, State ZIP LAREDO, TEXAS 78045
Event Date June 16, 2021 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 27.63000, -99.59000

Incident Narrative

A border agent developed heat exhaustion while tracking in brush.

Incident Summary

On June 16, 2021, a worker at DHS Border Patrol in LAREDO, 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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