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Accident Summary Nr: 55608.015 - Employee operating excavator is stung by multiple bees and d

Accident Summary Nr: 55608.015 -- Report ID: 0418800 -- Event Date: 12/05/2013
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
951536.015	12/06/2013		221310	United States Sugar Corporation

Abstract: At 12:00 p.m. on December 5, 2013, an employee was operating an excavator to remove lime residue from a pond. The employee struck a section of an abandon water pipe with the bucket of the excavator, which contained a hive of Africanized bees. Resulting from multiple bee stings, the employee died from anaphylactic shock and cardiac arrest.

Keywords: Bee Sting, Cardiac Arrest, Excavator

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury
1	951536.015	66	M	Fatality

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