# Multiple effects of heat and light at Dept. of Homeland Security, Border and Protection Svcs.
> OSHA SIR `2020109418` · 10/4/2020 · WESLACO, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** BODY SYSTEMS
- **Nature of injury:** Multiple effects of heat and light
## Cause
- **Event:** Exposure to environmental heat
- **Source:** Heat-environmental
## Employer
- **Name:** Dept. of Homeland Security, Border and Protection Svcs.
- **Location:** Weslaco Border Patrol Station, WESLACO, TEXAS, 78596
- **NAICS:** 928110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On October 4, 2020, a WSL agent had been working traffic earlier in the day and experienced abdominal cramping. The employee was hospitalized with a heat-related illness and dehydration.

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