# Poisoning, including poisoning-related asphyxia at Suburban Propane, LP
> OSHA SIR `2018032133` · 3/2/2018 · COLMESNEIL, TEXAS
## 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:** Suburban Propane, LP
- **Location:** 414 CR 7155, COLMESNEIL, TEXAS, 75938
- **NAICS:** 424720
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was servicing a customer's propane tank at the customer's residence. The employee reached down to pick up a tool and was bitten by a copperhead snake. The employee received anti-venom and had an adverse reaction to the anti-venom, requiring hospitalization.

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