Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 98464.015 - Employee is stung by bees and is killed

Accident Summary Nr: 98464.015 -- Report ID: 0112300 -- Event Date: 08/02/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1256181.015	08/21/2017		238310	Greenwich Insulation, Inc.

Abstract: At 9:35 a.m. on August 2, 2017, an employee was placing a ladder against a house to begin installing a soffit vent. The ladder struck a bush which disturbed an unseen bee's nest. A swarm of bees stung the employee and he died from an allergic reaction.

Keywords: Allergic Reaction

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		Maintenance or repair		Under $50,000	2	20	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1256181.015	58	M	Fatality		Installers And Repairers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause:

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