Green City Growers
Venomous animal bite except "bugs" — Effects of poison, toxic, or allergenic exposure unspecified — WESTLAKE, TEXAS
| Employer | Green City Growers | Report ID | 2025065189 |
| Address | Fidelity Investment Corporate Office - Garden, 2 Destiny Way | City, State ZIP | WESTLAKE, TEXAS 76262 |
| Event Date | June 2, 2025 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Effects of poison, toxic, or allergenic exposure unspecified | Body Part | BODY SYSTEMS |
| Event Type | Venomous animal bite except "bugs" | Source of Injury | Venomous snakes |
| Secondary Source | Secondary source not applicable | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 561730 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 32.98000, -97.18000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was manually harvesting carrots from a vegetable garden when she was bitten by a copperhead snake on her left hand/lower arm. The employee was hospitalized for treatment.
Incident Summary
On June 2, 2025, a worker at Green City Growers in WESTLAKE, TEXAS suffered effects of poison, toxic, or allergenic exposure unspecified to the body systems. The incident was classified as venomous animal bite except "bugs", with venomous snakes identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
OSHA has recorded 25 severe injury reports involving "Venomous animal bite except "bugs"" incidents in our database. Browse all Venomous animal bite except "bugs" injuries.
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