BURNSVILLE, MISSISSIPPI—
Lexicon Inc.
Stings and venomous bites · Poisoning, toxic, noxious, or allergenic effect, unspecified
Final narrative
An employee was retrieving bolts from a cardboard box onsite when he was bitten on his right hand middle finger by a copper head snake that was in the box. The employee had a reaction to the anti-venom and was hospitalized.
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