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Automatic Prpane Gas and Supply

Bites and stings, unspecified — Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds — CANTON, TEXAS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Automatic Prpane Gas and Supply in CANTON, TEXAS
Employer Automatic Prpane Gas and Supply Report ID 2015107663
Address 17899 I-20 Service Rd. City, State ZIP CANTON, TEXAS 75103
Event Date October 14, 2015 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds Body Part Nonclassifiable
Event Type Bites and stings, unspecified Source of Injury Reptiles, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 424720 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 32.54000, -95.86000

Incident Narrative

An employee was under a house checking the propane line for leaks. While he was under the house he was bitten by a snake.

Incident Summary

On October 14, 2015, a worker at Automatic Prpane Gas and Supply in CANTON, TEXAS suffered puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds to the nonclassifiable. The incident was classified as bites and stings, unspecified, with reptiles, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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