Fort Collins Heating and Air Conditions Inc

Bites and stings, unspecified — Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds — FORT COLLINS, Colorado

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Fort Collins Heating and Air Conditions Inc in FORT COLLINS, Colorado
Employer Fort Collins Heating and Air Conditions Inc
Address 208 Commerce Dr #6
City, State ZIP FORT COLLINS, Colorado 80524
Report ID 2015052497
Event Date May 1, 2015
Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds
Body Part Hand(s), unspecified
Event Type Bites and stings, unspecified
Source of Injury Spiders, scorpions
Industry (NAICS) 333415
GPS Coordinates 40.58000, -105.04000

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Incident Narrative

An employee was bitten by a spider on the left hand which resulted in an infection.

Incident Summary

On May 1, 2015, a worker at Fort Collins Heating and Air Conditions Inc in FORT COLLINS, Colorado suffered puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds to the hand(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as bites and stings, unspecified, with spiders, scorpions identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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