Incident date: 2025-07-08
NAICS industry code: 237120

An employee was performing mowing operations while operating a skid steer at a worksite. The employee noticed several flat panels lying on the ground and went to move them with the skid steer. The panels began to shift on the forks as they were lifted. He exited the skid steer to readjust the panels and was bitten on his left thumb by a rattlesnake that had been pinned beneath the load.

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