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Rio Grande Valley Sugar Growers, Inc.

Stings and venomous bites — Poisoning, toxic, noxious, or allergenic effect, unspecified — RAYMONDVILLE, TEXAS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Rio Grande Valley Sugar Growers, Inc. in RAYMONDVILLE, TEXAS
Employer Rio Grande Valley Sugar Growers, Inc. Report ID 20201211319
Address Near corner of FM 1761 and Reyes Rd City, State ZIP RAYMONDVILLE, TEXAS 78580
Event Date December 2, 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) 311311 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 26.48000, -97.78000

Incident Narrative

An employee had been placing pre-warning burning flags in a sugar cane field. When completed, he walked into a grassy area and was bitten on the left leg by a rattlesnake. The employee was hospitalized.

Incident Summary

On December 2, 2020, a worker at Rio Grande Valley Sugar Growers, Inc. in RAYMONDVILLE, 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.

Context

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