# Poisoning, including poisoning-related asphyxia at Wanzek Construction, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2023054076` · 5/6/2023 · EL CAMPO, TEXAS
## 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:** Wanzek Construction, Inc.
- **Location:** 5015 CR 421, EL CAMPO, TEXAS, 77437
- **NAICS:** 237130
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee dropped a bolt which then went into a small hole. The employee reached down to retrieve the bolt and was bitten by an Eastern cottonmouth snake. The employee was hospitalized.

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