# Poisoning, including poisoning-related asphyxia at Ramage Contracting, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2017032643` · 3/22/2017 · MERRITT ISLAND, FLORIDA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** BODY SYSTEMS
- **Nature of injury:** Poisoning, including poisoning-related asphyxia
## Cause
- **Event:** Stings and venomous bites
- **Source:** Spiders, scorpions
## Employer
- **Name:** Ramage Contracting, Inc.
- **Location:** Open field - Odyssey Way, MERRITT ISLAND, FLORIDA, 32953
- **NAICS:** 541614
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was bitten by a brown recluse spider and hospitalized for an allergic reaction to the spider bite.

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