Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 99264.015 - Worker reacts to swarming bees and falls from ladder

Accident Summary Nr: 99264.015 -- Report ID: 0627510 -- Event Date: 08/11/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1265967.015	09/15/2017		238130	Complex Contracting, Inc.

Abstract: At 7:00 a.m. on August 11, 2017, Employee #1, employed by a construction company, was working at a commercial building. Employee #1 climbed a ladder to assist an exterminator lower his equipment to the ground. The equipment was covered with bees, and as it reached Employee #1 the bees swarmed around Employee #1. Employee #1 fell off the ladder. Emergency services were called, and Employee #1 was transported to the hospital, admitted, and treated for a fractured hip and bee stings.

Keywords: Bee Sting, Construction, Fall, Fall Protection, Fracture, Hip, Ladder, Material Handling, Suspended Load

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Maintenance or repair

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1265967.015	57	M	Hospitalized injury		Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Other Activities-Installing Ornamental And Archite Fatality Cause:

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