Stings and venomous bites · Poisoning, toxic, noxious, or allergenic effect, unspecified
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at O'Donnell Landscapes, Inc., 4291 Williams Road, ESTERO, FLORIDA 33928
on — Poisoning, toxic, noxious, or allergenic effect, unspecified, affecting the bODY SYSTEMS.
Final narrative
While installing irrigation pipes, an employee was bitten on his hands by fire ants.
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