OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14437586
DELBERT GOSSI LOGGING
OLA, ID·
Event description
Employee dies of allergic reaction to bee sting
Investigation abstract
At approximately 10:30 a.m. on September 8, 1988, a tree faller felled a tree. E mployee #1 and the faller were about to limb the tree when approximately 25 to 3 0 bees stung Employee #1, who was allergic to bee stings. A bee sting kit was av ailable and administered to Employee #1 within one minute of the attack. Approxi mately 10 minutes later, a second dose was administered. Employee #1 did not res pond to either injection and CPR was administered. Employee #1 died of neuro-mus cular allergic reaction caused by multiple bee stings.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 38 M
- Nature of injury
- 17
- Part of body
- 20
- Event type
- 3
- Source
- 3
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 7
- Environmental factor
- 9
- Task assigned
- 1
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