# Allergic and irritant dermatitis  acute at Superior Forestry Service Inc
> OSHA SIR `2024064855` · 6/3/2024 · RUSSELLVILLE, ARKANSAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Lower leg(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Allergic and irritant dermatitis  acute
## Cause
- **Event:** Bitten or stung by animal  unspecified
- **Source:** Reptiles  unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Other plants, vegetation
## Employer
- **Name:** Superior Forestry Service Inc
- **Location:** 23 Interstate Ave., RUSSELLVILLE, ARKANSAS, 72802
- **NAICS:** 115310
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was spraying vegetation around power lines where the grass was tall. He was bitten on the back of his knee by a snake. The employee was hospitalized with swelling, pain, and discoloration.

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