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Accident Summary Nr: 119446.015 - Employee suffers allergic reaction to wasp sting and dies fr

Accident Summary Nr: 119446.015 -- Report ID: 0728100 -- Event Date: 08/27/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1427404.015	08/30/2019		491110	U.S. Postal Service

Abstract: At 1:35 a.m. on August 27, 2019, an employee was delivering mail to a residential home when he was stung three times by a wasp. The employee had an allergic reaction to the sting and when into anaphylactic shock which caused a heart attack. The employee was admitted to the hospital; however, he died from his injury.

Keywords: Allergic Reaction, Bee Sting, Cardiac Arrest, Heart Attack

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1427404.015	58	M	Fatality		Mail carriers, postal service

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