# Poisoning, including poisoning-related asphyxia at ESG Operations, Inc
> OSHA SIR `2018099374` · 9/11/2018 · VIDALIA, GEORGIA
## 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:** ESG Operations, Inc
- **Location:** 2100 Center Drive, VIDALIA, GEORGIA, 30474
- **NAICS:** 561730
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was raking leaves in the front yard of a building when a rattlesnake bit his lower left leg above his work boot, causing nerve injuries.

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