Venomous animal bite except "bugs" · Effects of poison, toxic, or allergenic exposure unspecified
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Scout Energy Management LLC, Wohlford A-4 Compressor, STRATFORD, TEXAS 79084
on — Effects of poison, toxic, or allergenic exposure unspecified, affecting the BODY SYSTEMS .
Final narrative
An employee was conducting daily checks at a compressor location when he was bitten on the left calf by a rattlesnake.
Hospitalized BODY SYSTEMS Venomous snakes
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