# Poisoning, toxic, noxious, or allergenic effect, unspecified at U.S. Customs and Border Protection - Tucson Air Branch
> OSHA SIR `2023098742` · 9/21/2023 · TUCSON, ARIZONA
## 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:** U.S. Customs and Border Protection - Tucson Air Branch
- **Location:** 3441 S 1st Street, TUCSON, ARIZONA, 85707
- **NAICS:** 928110
- **Jurisdiction:** 0
## Narrative

An employee was securing a helicopter at an airport when they were bitten by a rattlesnake, resulting in hospitalization.

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