# Poisoning, including poisoning-related asphyxia at Bent's Old Fort National Historic Site
> OSHA SIR `2022098156` · 9/14/2022 · LA JUNTA, COLORADO
## 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:** Bent's Old Fort National Historic Site
- **Location:** 35110 Colorado 194, LA JUNTA, COLORADO, 81050
- **NAICS:** 924120
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was bitten by a rattlesnake and was poisoned while walking down a paved path.

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