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Accident Summary Nr: 200212017 - Employee Dies from Allergic Reaction to Bee Stings

Accident Summary Nr: 200212017 -- Report ID: 0626000 -- Event Date: 05/01/2006
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
309903409	05/05/2006	1629	238910	R. G. V. Oilfield Services, Inc.

Abstract: On May 1, 2006, Employee #1, the President of the R.G.V. Oilfield Services, Inc. was operating a bulldozer to clear brush along a fence line on a ranch. He was found dead, approximately one mile away from the bulldozer that he had been operating. Employee #1 had sustained approximately 1,000 bee stings. The bulldozer engine was found was against a tree with its engine running. A swarm of bees was found in the approximate vicinity of the bulldozer.

Keywords: ALLERGIC REACTION, BEE STING, ANIMAL BITE, BULLDOZER

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other heavy construction		Alteration or rehabilitation		Under $50,000			X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	309903409			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Landscaping Fatality Cause: Other

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