Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1500173.015 - U.S. Border Patrol-Sonoita Station

Inspection Information - Office: Phoenix Area Office

Inspection Nr: 1500173.015

Report ID: 0936400

Date Opened: 10/29/2020

Site Address:
U.S. Border Patrol-Sonoita Station
3225 Hwy 82
Sonoita, AZ 85637

Mailing Address:
Po Box 37, Sonoita, AZ 85637

Union Status: Union

SIC:

NAICS: 928110/National Security

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership:

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 10/29/2020

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 02/03/2021

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	1680273	Yes

Case Status: CLOSED

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 130776.015

Event: 10/28/2020

Employee sustains brain bleed when struck by vehicle air bag

At 10:45 p.m. on October 28, 2020, an employee working as a border control agent for the federal government was responding to a motor vehicle alarm. The employee was traveling on a forest road. The employee lost control of the vehicle when his tire went flat causing him to veer off the trail down a steep embankment. The employee was not wearing a seatbelt and as the airbag deployed, the unrestrained employee was struck in the face by the airbag. The employee was hospitalized to treat bleeding of the brain.

Keywords: Brain, Brain Bleed, Defect, Defective, Defective Equipment, Driving, Face, Law Enforcement, Lost Control, Malfunction, Motor Vehicle, Road, Seat Belt, Slope, Struck By, Tire

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1500173.015	43	M	Hospitalized injury		Law Enforcement: (Not Police)

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