Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14437586 - Employee dies of allergic reaction to bee sting

Accident Summary Nr: 14437586 -- Report ID: 1032500 -- Event Date: 09/08/1988
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
17733106	09/21/1988	2411	0	Delbert Gossi Logging

Abstract: At approximately 10:30 a.m. on September 8, 1988, a tree faller felled a tree. Employee #1 and the faller were about to limb the tree when approximately 25 to 30 bees stung Employee #1, who was allergic to bee stings. A bee sting kit was available and administered to Employee #1 within one minute of the attack. Approximately 10 minutes later, a second dose was administered. Employee #1 did not respond to either injection and CPR was administered. Employee #1 died of neuro-muscular allergic reaction caused by multiple bee stings.

Keywords: ALLERGIC REACTION, BEE STING, CPR, LOGGING

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	17733106			Fatality	Poisoning(Systemic)	Occupation not reported

Thank You for Visiting Our Website

You are exiting the Department of Labor's Web server.

The Department of Labor does not endorse, takes no responsibility for, and exercises no control over the linked organization or its views, or contents, nor does it vouch for the accuracy or accessibility of the information contained on the destination server. The Department of Labor also cannot authorize the use of copyrighted materials contained in linked Web sites. Users must request such authorization from the sponsor of the linked Web site. Thank you for visiting our site. Please click the button below to continue.