Vehicle Safety
Recalls Search 320,000+ NHTSA safety recalls Complaints 2.1M+ consumer safety complaints TSBs 4.7M technical service bulletins VIN Lookup Decode any vehicle VIN instantly OBD Codes 12,000+ diagnostic trouble codes Fuel Economy EPA MPG data for all vehicles Statistics Recall trends & safety analysis
Consumer Safety
Product Safety 9,700+ CPSC product recalls Food Safety 28,600+ FDA food recalls Pet Safety 1.3M FDA animal adverse events Drug Safety 17,500+ FDA drug recalls Device Safety 38,400+ FDA device recalls Workplace Safety 102,900+ OSHA injury reports
Infrastructure
Bridge Safety 624,000 bridge inspections Aviation Safety 30,000+ NTSB aviation events Dam Safety 92,600 dam safety records Water Safety 433,000+ public water systems Railroad Safety 438,000+ rail crossings Pipeline Safety 8,800+ pipeline incidents
Public Health
Nursing Homes 14,700 CMS rated facilities Environmental 80,000+ hazardous sites & releases

McDowell County Commission on Aging, Inc.

Bites and stings, unspecified — Poisoning, toxic, noxious, or allergenic effect, unspecified — WELCH, WEST VIRGINIA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at McDowell County Commission on Aging, Inc. in WELCH, WEST VIRGINIA
Employer McDowell County Commission on Aging, Inc. Report ID 2023054384
Address 725 Stewart Street City, State ZIP WELCH, WEST VIRGINIA 24801
Event Date May 16, 2023 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Poisoning, toxic, noxious, or allergenic effect, unspecified Body Part BODY SYSTEMS
Event Type Bites and stings, unspecified Source of Injury Reptiles, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 624190 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 37.44000, -81.57000

Incident Narrative

An employee was on break when they lifted a vine and sustained a snake bite on their left ring finger.

Incident Summary

On May 16, 2023, a worker at McDowell County Commission on Aging, Inc. in WELCH, WEST VIRGINIA suffered poisoning, toxic, noxious, or allergenic effect, unspecified to the body systems. The incident was classified as bites and stings, unspecified, with reptiles, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

OSHA has recorded 122 severe injury reports involving "Bites and stings, unspecified" incidents in our database. Browse all Bites and stings, unspecified injuries.

See all reports for McDowell County Commission on Aging, Inc..

Similar Incidents

Other severe injury reports involving Bites and stings, unspecified events:

Date Employer Location Nature Outcome
Jan 27, 2015 Davey Tree Expert TARPON SPRINGS, FLORIDA Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds Hosp.
Jul 21, 2021 BRITAIN ELECTRIC COMPANY HOUSTON, TEXAS Poisoning, toxic, noxious, or allergenic effect, unspecified Hosp.
Jun 2, 2021 NPX One LLC READING, PENNSYLVANIA Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds Hosp.
Jul 22, 2015 Pennknoll Village EVERETT, PENNSYLVANIA Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds Hosp.
Jan 19, 2016 GEMINI MOTOR TRANSPORT, L.P. DUBLIN, GEORGIA Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds Hosp.
Sep 15, 2019 Amerit Fleet Solutions Inc. BEAUMONT, TEXAS Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds Hosp.
May 31, 2022 Rocket Insulation, LLC RONKONKOMA, NEW YORK Poisoning, toxic, noxious, or allergenic effect, unspecified Hosp.
Jul 6, 2015 Buckhorn Nursery, LLC ZOLFO SPRINGS, FLORIDA Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds Hosp.
Browse All Injury Reports