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U.S. Border Patrol

Exposure to environmental heat — Heat stroke — ROSWELL, NEW MEXICO

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at U.S. Border Patrol in ROSWELL, NEW MEXICO
Employer U.S. Border Patrol Report ID 2021065132
Address 1300 West Richery Ave, room 209 City, State ZIP ROSWELL, NEW MEXICO 88201
Event Date June 23, 2021 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Heat stroke Body Part BODY SYSTEMS
Event Type Exposure to environmental heat Source of Injury Heat-environmental
Industry (NAICS) 928120 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 33.63000, -104.37000

Incident Narrative

A Border Patrol Agent trainee became ill during formation run and then began to have seizures. He was hospitalized with heat stroke.

Incident Summary

On June 23, 2021, a worker at U.S. Border Patrol in ROSWELL, NEW MEXICO suffered heat stroke 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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