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Upchurch Services, LLC

Stings and venomous bites — Poisoning, toxic, noxious, or allergenic effect, unspecified — WHITFIELD, MISSISSIPPI

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Upchurch Services, LLC in WHITFIELD, MISSISSIPPI
Employer Upchurch Services, LLC Report ID 2019043566
Address 3550 Highway 468 W. City, State ZIP WHITFIELD, MISSISSIPPI 39193
Event Date April 5, 2019 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 Spiders, scorpions
Industry (NAICS) 238220 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 32.24000, -90.07000

Incident Narrative

An employee was repairing plumbing under the crawl space of a residential dwelling when a spider bit the employee's abdomen, causing an infection that required hospitalization.

Incident Summary

On April 5, 2019, a worker at Upchurch Services, LLC in WHITFIELD, MISSISSIPPI suffered poisoning, toxic, noxious, or allergenic effect, unspecified to the body systems. The incident was classified as stings and venomous bites, with spiders, scorpions identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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