# Poisoning, toxic, noxious, or allergenic effect, unspecified at Boardwalk Pipeline Partners LP
> OSHA SIR `2021119534` · 11/4/2021 · DELHI, LOUISIANA
## 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:** Boardwalk Pipeline Partners LP
- **Location:** Pipeline Right of Way, DELHI, LOUISIANA, 71232
- **NAICS:** 486990
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was replacing parts of a pipeline system. The employee pulled a pipeline marker pole from the ground, which made a deep void in the soil. When he reached into the hole to grab the leads, a copperhead snake bit the inside of his right elbow.

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