# Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds at AT&T
> OSHA SIR `2015063645` · 6/12/2015 · HERNANDO, MISSISSIPPI
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hand(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds
## Cause
- **Event:** Bites and stings, unspecified
- **Source:** Reptiles, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** AT&T
- **Location:** 501 Robinson Rd., HERNANDO, MISSISSIPPI, 38632
- **NAICS:** 517210
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was bitten by a snake when he stuck his hand inside a cross connect box. The employee did not see the snake inside the cross connect box when he opened the door.

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