T-Mobile
Stings and venomous bites — Poisoning, toxic, noxious, or allergenic effect, unspecified — ALLENTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA
| Employer | T-Mobile | Report ID | 2018087837 |
| Address | 300 E. Rock Rd. | City, State ZIP | ALLENTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA 18103 |
| Event Date | August 1, 2018 | 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 | Insects, arachnids, mites, unspecified |
| Industry (NAICS) | 517212 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 40.56000, -75.43000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was performing maintenance at a cell site when a bug landed on the employee's chin and stung him. He went to his vehicle and observed that the bite started to swell. He was hospitalized.
Incident Summary
On August 1, 2018, a worker at T-Mobile in ALLENTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA suffered poisoning, toxic, noxious, or allergenic effect, unspecified to the body systems. The incident was classified as stings and venomous bites, with insects, arachnids, mites, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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