WILLACOOCHEE INDUSTRIAL FABRICS, INC.

Bites and stings, unspecified — Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds — WILLACOOCHEE, Georgia

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at WILLACOOCHEE INDUSTRIAL FABRICS, INC. in WILLACOOCHEE, Georgia
Employer WILLACOOCHEE INDUSTRIAL FABRICS, INC.
Address 769 West Main St.
City, State ZIP WILLACOOCHEE, Georgia 31650
Report ID 2015074932
Event Date July 22, 2015
Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds
Body Part Nonclassifiable
Event Type Bites and stings, unspecified
Source of Injury Spiders, scorpions
Industry (NAICS) 313310
GPS Coordinates 31.33000, -83.03000

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Incident Narrative

An employee was bitten by a spider while cleaning a piece of equipment.

Incident Summary

On July 22, 2015, a worker at WILLACOOCHEE INDUSTRIAL FABRICS, INC. in WILLACOOCHEE, Georgia suffered puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds to the nonclassifiable. 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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