# Poisoning, including poisoning-related asphyxia at Colstrip Electric, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2017076892` · 7/24/2017 · REED POINT, MONTANA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** BODY SYSTEMS
- **Nature of injury:** Poisoning, including poisoning-related asphyxia
## Cause
- **Event:** Stings and venomous bites
- **Source:** Venomous snakes
## Employer
- **Name:** Colstrip Electric, Inc.
- **Location:** Wind Farm, REED POINT, MONTANA, 59069
- **NAICS:** 238210
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was walking through the job site when a rattlesnake bit his left lower calf.

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