Bitten or stung by animal unspecified · Effects of poison, toxic, or allergenic exposure unspecified
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Westco Grounds Maintenance, 6511 Escondido Dr., ARCOLA, TEXAS 77583
on — Effects of poison, toxic, or allergenic exposure unspecified, affecting the BODY SYSTEMS .
Final narrative
An employee was conducting landscaping operations and using a blower to clear debris. He went to move a hose out of the way when a snake bit his little finger. The employee was hospitalized.
Hospitalized BODY SYSTEMS Reptiles unspecified
More severe injuries at Westco Grounds Maintenance
An employee was operating a zero-turn mower on a slope next to a retention pond when the mower slipped on the wet grass and slid into the pond. He jumped off the mower and his foot made contact with the mowing deck, resulting in a laceration to his right foot.
An employee was spraying vegetation around power lines where the grass was tall. He was bitten on the back of his knee by a snake. The employee was hospitalized with swelling, pain, and discoloration.
More severe injuries in this industry (NAICS 561730)
An employee was helping to set up a mulch blowing truck when they were struck by an oncoming vehicle. The employee was hospitalized with a fractured knee, a concussion, and a head laceration; they also received stitches on their arm.
An employee was using a table saw to cut a piece of wood when the saw cut his thumb, index, and middle fingers. His index finger was amputated and he was hospitalized.
An employee was mowing a residential lawn at a client's house. The mower slid on the land and tipped over onto him. The employee was hospitalized with a fractured vertebra in the neck and partial paralysis.
After cutting a slab of beef short ribs, an employee turned to grab the pieces he had cut and his right hand contacted the saw blade. The employee sustained an amputation to his right index finger.
An employee was unloading a carpet pad from a truck when they fell from the truck dock to the concrete below, resulting in five fractured ribs and an injury to their left lung.
An employee was walking up a walkway to enter a building through the back entrance when she tripped over the lip of the cement ramp. The employee fell and sustained a fractured right hip.