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Securitas

Stings and venomous bites — Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds — OMAHA, NEBRASKA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Securitas in OMAHA, NEBRASKA
Employer Securitas Report ID 2020088211
Address 2120 North 117 Ave City, State ZIP OMAHA, NEBRASKA 68164
Event Date August 29, 2020 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds Body Part Arm(s), unspecified
Event Type Stings and venomous bites Source of Injury Spiders, scorpions
Industry (NAICS) 561612 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 41.27000, -96.09000

Incident Narrative

A security officer was at a check-out gate, moving product inside a pickup bed, when a spider bit his arm. He developed a staphylococcus infection and was hospitalized.

Incident Summary

On August 29, 2020, a worker at Securitas in OMAHA, NEBRASKA suffered puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds to the arm(s), unspecified. 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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