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Effects of poison, toxic, or allergenic exposure unspecified

1 hospitalization · 2025043245 · 4/8/2025 · United States Geological Survey

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: BODY SYSTEMS
Nature of injury: Effects of poison, toxic, or allergenic exposure unspecified

Cause

Event: Venomous animal bite except "bugs"
Source: Venomous snakes
Secondary source: Secondary source not applicable

Employer

Name: United States Geological Survey
Location: 7920 NW 71 St, GAINESVILLE, FLORIDA, 32601
NAICS: 921190
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was taking a break at a picnic table outside the office. When they sat down, a cottonmouth snake bit them on the leg.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown