Allen Plumbing & Backflow Services, Inc.
Stings and venomous bites — Poisoning, toxic, noxious, or allergenic effect, unspecified — ORANGE CITY, Florida
| Employer | Allen Plumbing & Backflow Services, Inc. |
| Address | 714 W. Blue Springs Avenue |
| City, State ZIP | ORANGE CITY, Florida 32763 |
| Report ID | 2015085883 |
| Event Date | August 18, 2015 |
| Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Poisoning, toxic, noxious, or allergenic effect, unspecified |
| Body Part | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified |
| Event Type | Stings and venomous bites |
| Source of Injury | Venomous snakes |
| Industry (NAICS) | 238220 |
| GPS Coordinates | 28.94299, -81.30917 |
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Incident Narrative
An employee was standing beside a truck watching the septic tank get pumped out. The employee bent to pick up the hose and was bitten by a coral snake on the right index finger.
Incident Summary
On August 18, 2015, a worker at Allen Plumbing & Backflow Services, Inc. in ORANGE CITY, Florida suffered poisoning, toxic, noxious, or allergenic effect, unspecified to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as stings and venomous bites, with venomous snakes identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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