# Poisoning, poisoning-related asphyxia at U.S. Customs and Border Protection - Laredo Convent Avenue Port of Entry
> OSHA SIR `2025055139` · 5/30/2025 · LAREDO, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** BODY SYSTEMS
- **Nature of injury:** Poisoning, poisoning-related asphyxia
## Cause
- **Event:** Exposure to harmful substance through exposed tissue  unspecified
- **Source:** Fentanyl, fentanyl analogues
- **Secondary source:** Source, secondary source  unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** U.S. Customs and Border Protection - Laredo Convent Avenue Port of Entry
- **Location:** 100 Convent, LAREDO, TEXAS, 78040
- **NAICS:** 922120
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

A U.S. Customs and Border Protection officer had been inspecting the trunk of a vehicle. He collapsed and lost vital signs due to possible fentanyl exposure. There were shards of glass found in the area the officer was inspecting that tested positive for traces of fentanyl and methamphetamines. The employee was hospitalized.

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