Bites and stings, unspecified · Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at WILLACOOCHEE INDUSTRIAL FABRICS, INC., 769 West Main St., WILLACOOCHEE, GEORGIA 31650
on — Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds, affecting the nonclassifiable.
Final narrative
An employee was bitten by a spider while cleaning a piece of equipment.
HospitalizedNonclassifiableSpiders, scorpions
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