# Poisoning, toxic, noxious, or allergenic effect, unspecified at DS Services of America, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2015053195` · 5/27/2015 · GULF BREEZE, FLORIDA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Poisoning, toxic, noxious, or allergenic effect, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Stings and venomous bites
- **Source:** Venomous snakes
## Employer
- **Name:** DS Services of America, Inc.
- **Location:** 5289 E. Bay Boulevard, GULF BREEZE, FLORIDA, 32563
- **NAICS:** 312112
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee working as a loader at the warehouse and was cleaning the bottle rack located outdoors when a venomous snake, believed to be a Copperhead, bit the employee's right index finger. The employee was admitted to the hospital for treatment.

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*Source: [OSHA Severe Injury Reports](https://www.osha.gov/severe-injury-reports) · MORVS · CC0 1.0*