Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 96067.015 - Employee is stung by a wasp and is killed from anaphylactic

Accident Summary Nr: 96067.015 -- Report ID: 0626600 -- Event Date: 06/02/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1237348.015	06/03/2017		237130	Charly Zapata

Abstract: At 5:45 p.m. on June 2, 2017, an employee was closing a metal gate to an area where a communication cable was being installed. A nest of red wasps, which was inside of a hollow post, was disturbed. Four to five wasps flew at the employee and one stung him in the face area. The employee was killed from anaphylactic shock, an allergic reaction to the wasp sting.

Keywords: Allergic Reaction, Bee Sting

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Powerline, transmission line		Other					X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1237348.015	47	M	Fatality		Supervisors, n.e.c.	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Installing underground plumbing conduit Fatality Cause:

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