Stings and venomous bites · Poisoning, toxic, noxious, or allergenic effect, unspecified
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Rio Grande Valley Sugar Growers, Inc., Near corner of FM 1761 and Reyes Rd, RAYMONDVILLE, TEXAS 78580
on — Poisoning, toxic, noxious, or allergenic effect, unspecified, affecting the bODY SYSTEMS.
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Final narrative
An employee had been placing pre-warning burning flags in a sugar cane field. When completed, he walked into a grassy area and was bitten on the left leg by a rattlesnake. The employee was hospitalized.
HospitalizedBODY SYSTEMSVenomous snakes
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