Dewberry & Davis, Inc.

Stings and venomous bites — Poisoning, toxic, noxious, or allergenic effect, unspecified — SPANISH FORT, ALABAMA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Dewberry & Davis, Inc. in SPANISH FORT, ALABAMA
Employer Dewberry & Davis, Inc. Report ID 2016075989
Address Jimmy Faulkner Drive City, State ZIP SPANISH FORT, ALABAMA 36527
Event Date July 5, 2016 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Poisoning, toxic, noxious, or allergenic effect, unspecified Body Part BODY SYSTEMS
Event Type Stings and venomous bites Source of Injury Venomous snakes
Industry (NAICS) 541370 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 30.68000, -87.88000

Incident Narrative

An employee was working on a survey crew and reached to the ground for his bag when a rattlesnake bit him on his left middle finger, requiring hospitalization.

Incident Summary

On July 5, 2016, a worker at Dewberry & Davis, Inc. in SPANISH FORT, ALABAMA suffered poisoning, toxic, noxious, or allergenic effect, unspecified to the body systems. The incident was classified as stings and venomous bites, with venomous snakes identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

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