Bite or sting insects, "bugs" · Effects of poison, toxic, or allergenic exposure unspecified
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Goodwill Industries of Northwest Texas, 1904 Bell Street, AMARILLO, TEXAS 79106
on — Effects of poison, toxic, or allergenic exposure unspecified, affecting the BODY SYSTEMS .
Final narrative
An employee was sorting items in a donation box when they were bit by a spider. The employee had a reaction to the bite and required surgery.
Hospitalized BODY SYSTEMS Spiders, scorpions
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