OSHA Injury Report: Guthrie Cortland Medical Center

At a glance

Where did this happen?

What was the outcome?

Before the incident

checking outside oxygen tanks

What happened

The employee 's written description is as follows. At approx. 1015 went out to document the O2 pressure levels for our weekly reporting. stepped toward the fence to capture a picture of the data port. got stung once and stepped back away from fence and saw a mass of bees on the ground by a cement block. bees began attacking. I ran toward the building yelling for help the bees followed me continuing to sting me. I opened the door to the vestibule as bees continued to sting me. Thinking I had most of them off I opened the 2nd door to yell for help. coworkers came out and rushed me into the break room trying to get the remaining bees off of me. I removed my scrubs and the bees were still attacking. Two co-workers got stung during this time. I had over 30 sting marks on my arms legs face neck stomach and majority on my back. I developed a terrible headache along with pain and swelling from the stings. My manager and coworkers suggest I go to the ED to get checked out.

Injury or illness

Contact With Objects And Equipment Physical Injury Other Bee Sting Face BILATERAL arm BILATERAL leg Back

Object or substance involved

Bees

Summary line

Contact With Objects And Equipment Physical Injury Other Bee Sting Face BILATERAL arm BILATERAL leg Back

Employee and industry

When (timing detail)

Source

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2025. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.