Agmart Produce Inc
Bites and stings, unspecified — Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds — IMMOKALEE, FLORIDA
| Employer | Agmart Produce Inc | Report ID | 2015053310 |
| Address | 5275 Keais Rd | City, State ZIP | IMMOKALEE, FLORIDA 34142 |
| Event Date | May 31, 2015 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds | Body Part | Leg(s), unspecified |
| Event Type | Bites and stings, unspecified | Source of Injury | Insects, arachnids, mites, unspecified |
| Industry (NAICS) | 111310 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 26.41000, -81.43000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was cleaning the disk of a tractor used for tomato-growing operations with a rag when an insect bit him on his left leg on 5/26/2015. He was later hospitalized when the bite became infected.
Incident Summary
On May 31, 2015, a worker at Agmart Produce Inc in IMMOKALEE, FLORIDA suffered puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds to the leg(s), unspecified. 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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