Heat exhaustion, prostration

Name: Heat exhaustion, prostration at Customs and Border Patrol
Start: 5/26/2018

1 hospitalization · 2018055165 · 5/26/2018 · Customs and Border Patrol

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: BODY SYSTEMS
Nature of injury: Heat exhaustion, prostration

Cause

Event: Exposure to environmental heat
Source: Heat-environmental

Employer

Name: Customs and Border Patrol
Location: 2285 Del Rio Blvd, EAGLE PASS, TEXAS, 78852
NAICS: 922190
Jurisdiction: 1

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).

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown