# Poisoning, including poisoning-related asphyxia at Superior Construction Company Southeast, LLC
> OSHA SIR `2017065810` · 6/24/2017 · SAINT AUGUSTINE, FLORIDA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** BODY SYSTEMS
- **Nature of injury:** Poisoning, including poisoning-related asphyxia
## Cause
- **Event:** Stings and venomous bites
- **Source:** Venomous snakes
## Employer
- **Name:** Superior Construction Company Southeast, LLC
- **Location:** 6268 County Road 16A, SAINT AUGUSTINE, FLORIDA, 32092
- **NAICS:** 237310
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was inspecting the tracks of a bulldozer. When he placed his hands on a slit fence, his left forearm was bitten by a poisonous water moccasin. He was hospitalized.

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