OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221582315
XYLEM, INC.
HIXSON, TN—
Event description
Employee is killed following insect bites
Investigation abstract
At 10:42 a.m. on July 17, 2023, an employee was climbing a fallen tree to set a lead rope for an apprentice climber to ascend up the tree to perform the cutting procedures to remove the tree from the vicinity of the fiber optic cable lines. The employee was attacked by what is suspected to be Bald Face Hornets. A nest was viewed by a drone the following day of the incident. The hornets' nest was not visible from the ground when the employees performed their site survey. The employee was killed due to cardiac arrest.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 45 M
- Event type
- 3
- Occupation code
- 0
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