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Securitas Security Services USA, Inc

Bites and stings, unspecified — Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds — VALPARAISO, FLORIDA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Securitas Security Services USA, Inc in VALPARAISO, FLORIDA
Employer Securitas Security Services USA, Inc Report ID 2017076555
Address Swingerton Construction, Inc., 5 West College Blvd. City, State ZIP VALPARAISO, FLORIDA 32580
Event Date July 15, 2017 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Event Type Bites and stings, unspecified Source of Injury Reptiles, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 561612 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 33.01000, -117.08000

Incident Narrative

An employee was picking up water bottles near the guard gate when a black snake bit his index finger. He was hospitalized.

Incident Summary

On July 15, 2017, a worker at Securitas Security Services USA, Inc in VALPARAISO, FLORIDA suffered puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. 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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