Venomous animal bite except "bugs" · Effects of poison, toxic, or allergenic exposure unspecified
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at U.S. Department of Interior BLM, Pompey's Pillar, POMPEYS PILLAR, MONTANA 59064
on — Effects of poison, toxic, or allergenic exposure unspecified, affecting the BODY SYSTEMS .
Final narrative
An employee was walking from the visitors center to the work trailer when she was bitten by a rattlesnake.
Hospitalized BODY SYSTEMS Venomous snakes
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