# Heat syncope at U.S. Customs and Border Protection
> OSHA SIR `2015074420` · 7/7/2015 · RIO GRANDE CITY, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **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.

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*Source: [OSHA Severe Injury Reports](https://www.osha.gov/severe-injury-reports) · MORVS · CC0 1.0*