Stings and venomous bites · Swelling, inflammation, irritation-nonspecified injury
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Heniff Transportation Systems, 4300 N Interstate 35 E, WAXAHACHIE, TEXAS 75165
on — Swelling, inflammation, irritation-nonspecified injury, affecting the eye(s).
Final narrative
An employee was walking across a rail yard toward an office building when a bee flew into his eye and stung him. The employee's eye was irritated and swollen, resulting in hospitalization.
HospitalizedEye(s)Bees, hornets, wasps
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