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Davey Tree Expert

Bites and stings, unspecified — Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds — TARPON SPRINGS, FLORIDA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Davey Tree Expert in TARPON SPRINGS, FLORIDA
Employer Davey Tree Expert Report ID 2015010873
Address 1310 South Pinellas Avenue City, State ZIP TARPON SPRINGS, FLORIDA 34689
Event Date January 27, 2015 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Event Type Bites and stings, unspecified Source of Injury Insects, arachnids, mites, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 561730 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 28.16000, -82.75000

Incident Narrative

An employee was picking up trash in the turf at a golf course and was bitten by an insect, believed to have been a spider. He was subsequently hospitalized when his finger became inflamed.

Incident Summary

On January 27, 2015, a worker at Davey Tree Expert in TARPON SPRINGS, FLORIDA suffered puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds to the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as bites and stings, unspecified, with insects, arachnids, mites, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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