Bites and stings, unspecified · Swelling, inflammation, irritation-nonspecified injury
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at EN Engineering LLC, 98 Pinewood Parkway, CHILLICOTHE, ILLINOIS 61523
on — Swelling, inflammation, irritation-nonspecified injury, affecting the arm(s), unspecified.
Final narrative
On October 25, 2023, an employee suffered an insect bite/sting, which caused a swollen arm that required hospitalization.
An employee was walking through the chicken barn checking the chickens. They were bitten by a spider on the left shoulder and experienced a reaction to the spider bite.
An employee was in the warehouse when they were bitten by a bug on their left forearm/wrist that resulted in swelling. The employee was hospitalized the next day for a possible allergic reaction or infection
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