Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201095429 - Employee injured from spider bite

Accident Summary Nr: 201095429 -- Report ID: 0950645 -- Event Date: 10/01/2001
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
126181171	10/23/2001	1781	237110	Midway Drilling & Pump Co.

Abstract: At approximately 3:30 p.m. on October 1, 2001, Employee #1, a general laborer for a drilling company, was working on a water well drilling rig. The employee was tightening a bolt underneath the rig when he was bitten by a spider between his middle and index fingers. He became ill, complaining of stomach and hand pain, and was admitted to Santa Paula Memorial Hospital the next day. His symptoms worsened, including necrosis in his left hand as a result of the spider bite. Employee #1 experienced long-term hospitalization including 11 days in a coma, amputation of the middle and index finger on his left hand, and loss of function of his left hand. Wood pallets, known to harbor black widow spiders, were being moved by Employee #1 on the day of the accident.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, FINGER, WORK RULES, ANIMAL BITE, DRILL RIG--NON-OIL, PALLET, HAND, WATER

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Excavation, landfill		New project or new addition		$50,000 to $250,000

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	126181171			Hospitalized injury	Poisoning(Systemic)	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Installing underground plumbing conduit Fatality Cause: Other

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