Wilson Warehouse Company of Texas, Inc.

Stings and venomous bites — Poisoning, toxic, noxious, or allergenic effect, unspecified — ORANGE, Texas

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Wilson Warehouse Company of Texas, Inc. in ORANGE, Texas
Employer Wilson Warehouse Company of Texas, Inc.
Address 1687 Alabama Street
City, State ZIP ORANGE, Texas 77630
Report ID 2020098828
Event Date September 17, 2020
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 Venomous snakes
Industry (NAICS) 493130
GPS Coordinates 30.07614, -93.73315

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Incident Narrative

An employee was placing a lantern on the dock stairs when she was bitten several times on the right wrist by a baby copperhead snake. She was hospitalized.

Incident Summary

On September 17, 2020, a worker at Wilson Warehouse Company of Texas, Inc. in ORANGE, Texas suffered poisoning, toxic, noxious, or allergenic effect, unspecified 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.

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