# Poisoning, including poisoning-related asphyxia at Waste Management of Texas, LLC
> OSHA SIR `2023054636` · 5/24/2023 · AUSTIN, 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:** Waste Management of Texas, LLC
- **Location:** 9900 Giles Road, AUSTIN, TEXAS, 78754
- **NAICS:** 562212
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was moving a pipe to extend a gas line at a landfill. A rattlesnake bit his right ring finger.

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