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Superior Construction Company Southeast, LLC

Stings and venomous bites — Poisoning, including poisoning-related asphyxia — SAINT AUGUSTINE, FLORIDA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Superior Construction Company Southeast, LLC in SAINT AUGUSTINE, FLORIDA
Employer Superior Construction Company Southeast, LLC Report ID 2017065810
Address 6268 County Road 16A City, State ZIP SAINT AUGUSTINE, FLORIDA 32092
Event Date June 24, 2017 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Poisoning, including poisoning-related asphyxia Body Part BODY SYSTEMS
Event Type Stings and venomous bites Source of Injury Venomous snakes
Industry (NAICS) 237310 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 29.97000, -81.51000

Incident Narrative

An employee was inspecting the tracks of a bulldozer. When he placed his hands on a slit fence, his left forearm was bitten by a poisonous water moccasin. He was hospitalized.

Incident Summary

On June 24, 2017, a worker at Superior Construction Company Southeast, LLC in SAINT AUGUSTINE, FLORIDA suffered poisoning, including poisoning-related asphyxia 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.

Context

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