Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 158231.015 - Employee is killed following insect bites

Accident Summary Nr: 158231.015 -- Report ID: 0454723 -- Event Date: 07/17/2023
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1683499.015	07/18/2023		561730	Xylem, Inc.

Abstract: At 10:42 a.m. on July 17, 2023, an employee was climbing a fallen tree to set a lead rope for an apprentice climber to ascend up the tree to perform the cutting procedures to remove the tree from the vicinity of the fiber optic cable lines. The employee was attacked by what is suspected to be Bald Face Hornets. A nest was viewed by a drone the following day of the incident. The hornets' nest was not visible from the ground when the employees performed their site survey. The employee was killed due to cardiac arrest.

Keywords: Bee Sting, Cable, Cardiac Arrest, Climbing, Tree, Tree Care, Tree Climber

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury
1	1683499.015	45	M	Fatality

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