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Heat syncope

1 hospitalization · 2015074420 · 7/7/2015 · U.S. Customs and Border Protection

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
BODY SYSTEMS
Nature of injury
Heat syncope

Cause

Event
Exposure to environmental heat
Source
Heat-environmental

Employer

Name
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
Location
730 Border Patrol Lane, RIO GRANDE CITY, TEXAS, 78582
NAICS
928110
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

A Border Patrol Agent was chasing suspected illegal aliens when he passed out due to dehydration and hit his head.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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