OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221502552

TREE TRIMMER SPECIALTIES, LLC

THERMAL, CA— 2022-10-04T00:00:00

Event: Bee Sting, Cardiac Arrest, Heart Attack, Tractor
NAICS: 561730
Inspection type: Federal Agency
Activity number: #346266166
Employer profile: TREE TRIMMER SPECIALTIES, LLC
Summary number: 221502552
Report ID: 0950633

Event description

Employee is killed after stung by bees

Investigation abstract

At 8:54 a.m. on October 4, 2022, an employee was driving a tractor, mulching cuttings on a road. A swarm of bees attacked the employee and two coworkers. The employee died of cardiac arrest due to an allergy to bee stings.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 62 M

Event type
3

Occupation code
0

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