Incident date: 2024-06-03
NAICS industry code: 115310

An employee was spraying vegetation around power lines where the grass was tall. He was bitten on the back of his knee by a snake. The employee was hospitalized with swelling, pain, and discoloration.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Bitten or stung by animal  unspecified
code_source: title: Reptiles  unspecified
code_nature: title: Allergic and irritant dermatitis  acute
code_body: title: Lower leg(s)
severity: moderate