Graham Country Club

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

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Graham Country Club in GRAHAM, TEXAS
Employer Graham Country Club Report ID 2023098800
Address 156 Country Club Drive East City, State ZIP GRAHAM, TEXAS 76450
Event Date September 23, 2023 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) 713910 Inspection # 1702113
GPS Coordinates 33.12000, -98.61000

Incident Narrative

On September 23, 2023, an employee was putting golf carts away when he dropped a key by the storage room door. As the employee reached down to retrieve it, a copperhead snake lunged and bit him. The employee suffered a venomous snake bite and was hospitalized.

Incident Summary

On September 23, 2023, a worker at Graham Country Club in GRAHAM, 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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