# Poisoning, including poisoning-related asphyxia at U.S. Forest Service - Shasta National Forest
> OSHA SIR `2017109885` · 10/14/2017 · SHASTA, CALIFORNIA
## 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:** U.S. Forest Service - Shasta National Forest
- **Location:** Buck Fire, SHASTA, CALIFORNIA, 96087
- **NAICS:** 115310
- **Jurisdiction:** 0
## Narrative

An employee was bitten by a rattlesnake while walking through brush, requiring hospitalization.

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*Source: [OSHA Severe Injury Reports](https://www.osha.gov/severe-injury-reports) · MORVS · CC0 1.0*