# Multiple effects of heat and light at Department of Homeland Security, Customs and Border Protection
> OSHA SIR `2017088356` · 8/31/2017 · 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:** Department of Homeland Security, Customs and Border Protection
- **Location:** Zone 13 (The Jungle), WESLACO, TEXAS, 78596
- **NAICS:** 928110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee experienced heat stress and dehydration while on patrol for drug smuggling activities.

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