105,313Records 71,083Employers 85,290Hospitalizations 27,770Amputations 2015-01-01 2025-10-31
Safety Incidents OSHA Severe Injury Reports · 2015–2025

LAREDO, TEXAS—

U.S. Customs and Border Protection - Laredo Convent Avenue Port of Entry

Exposure to harmful substance through exposed tissue unspecified · Poisoning, poisoning-related asphyxia

At a glance

Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at U.S. Customs and Border Protection - Laredo Convent Avenue Port of Entry, 100 Convent, LAREDO, TEXAS 78040 on — Poisoning, poisoning-related asphyxia, affecting the BODY SYSTEMS .

Final 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.

Hospitalized BODY SYSTEMS Fentanyl, fentanyl analogues

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