Stings and venomous bites · Poisoning, toxic, noxious, or allergenic effect, unspecified
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at United States Border Patrol, 720 Border Patrol Lane, RIO GRANDE CITY, TEXAS 78582
on — Poisoning, toxic, noxious, or allergenic effect, unspecified, affecting the bODY SYSTEMS.
Final narrative
At about 8:55 a.m. on July 24, 2021, a border patrol agent suffered multiple bee stings and was hospitalized.
HospitalizedBODY SYSTEMSBees, hornets, wasps
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