# Poisoning, including poisoning-related asphyxia at Bird Electric Enterprises, LLC.
> OSHA SIR `2023065516` · 6/21/2023 · EASTLAND, 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:** Bird Electric Enterprises, LLC.
- **Location:** 8787 Interstate 20, EASTLAND, TEXAS, 76448
- **NAICS:** 238210
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was touching materials with his hands and marking them off the shipment list. As the employee reached down to verify additional material, a rattlesnake came from behind a box and bit their right index finger.

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