Stings and venomous bites · Poisoning, toxic, noxious, or allergenic effect, unspecified
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at T.J. Campbell Construction Co., SH 66 Arcadia, ARCADIA, OKLAHOMA 73007
on — Poisoning, toxic, noxious, or allergenic effect, unspecified, affecting the bODY SYSTEMS.
Final narrative
An employee was lifting a concrete form box off the ground in preparation to pour concrete. A copperhead snake that was under the form bit the employee.
HospitalizedBODY SYSTEMSVenomous snakes
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