Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 125402.015 - Employee sustains rattlesnake bite when clearing brush in or

Accident Summary Nr: 125402.015 -- Report ID: 0950615 -- Event Date: 04/12/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1472513.015	04/16/2020		115112	J & R Vineyard Management

Abstract: At 2:15 p.m. on April 12, 2020, an employee working as a laborer for a vineyard management company was working at a client's orchard in a rural area clearing brush. The employee picked up some grass to load it into a container when he inadvertently picked up a small, approximately 6 to 8 inches long, rattlesnake with the grass. The snake bit him on the inside of his right wrist. The employer transported the employee to North Bay Hospital, where he was assessed in the emergency department and admitted for treatment of the snakebite.

Keywords: Animal, Animal Bite, Clearing, Farm, Farm worker, Glove, Hand, Laborer, Material Handling, PPE, PPE Hazard Assessment, Poisoning, Puncture, Puncture Wound, Site Clearing, Wrist

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1472513.015	19	M	Hospitalized injury		Laborers, except construction

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