# Poisoning, toxic, noxious, or allergenic effect, unspecified at US Border Patrol
> OSHA SIR `20191010704` · 10/14/2019 · HACHITA, NEW MEXICO
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** BODY SYSTEMS
- **Nature of injury:** Poisoning, toxic, noxious, or allergenic effect, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Stings and venomous bites
- **Source:** Venomous snakes
## Employer
- **Name:** US Border Patrol
- **Location:** Field, HACHITA, NEW MEXICO, 88040
- **NAICS:** 928110
- **Jurisdiction:** 0
## Narrative

An employee was bitten by a rattlesnake on the left index finger while engaged in search and tracking operations in the field. The employee was hospitalized.

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