Incident date: 2024-05-06
NAICS industry code: 811490

An employee was replacing the lid of a water meter at a residential home when they were bit by a copperhead snake on their left index finger. The snake was camouflaged by leaves and rocks.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Venomous animal bite  except "bugs"
code_source: title: Venomous snakes
code_nature: title: Effects of poison, toxic, or allergenic exposure  unspecified
code_body: title: BODY SYSTEMS
severity: moderate