# Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds at Dept of Homeland Security - Customs and Border Protection
> OSHA SIR `2017054306` · 5/11/2017 · MCALLEN, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Nonclassifiable
- **Nature of injury:** Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds
## Cause
- **Event:** Bites and stings, unspecified
- **Source:** Insects, arachnids, mites, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Dept of Homeland Security - Customs and Border Protection
- **Location:** 3000 W Military Highway, MCALLEN, TEXAS, 78503
- **NAICS:** 928120
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was on foot patrol along the US border and was bitten by an unknown insect resulting in redness and swelling.

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