Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at York College of Pennsylvania, Wallops Island, WALLOPS ISLAND, VIRGINIA 23337
on — Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds, affecting the nonclassifiable.
Final narrative
On or about 5/30/15, an employee was bitten by a mosquito while conducting lab work outdoors on Wallops Island in Virginia. The employee was later hospitalized. The mosquito may have been infected with the West Nile virus.
HospitalizedNonclassifiableMosquitoes
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