Stings and venomous bites · Poisoning, toxic, noxious, or allergenic effect, unspecified
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Boardwalk Pipeline Partners LP, Pipeline Right of Way, DELHI, LOUISIANA 71232
on — Poisoning, toxic, noxious, or allergenic effect, unspecified, affecting the bODY SYSTEMS.
Final narrative
An employee was replacing parts of a pipeline system. The employee pulled a pipeline marker pole from the ground, which made a deep void in the soil. When he reached into the hole to grab the leads, a copperhead snake bit the inside of his right elbow.
HospitalizedBODY SYSTEMSVenomous snakes
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