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OSHA Injury Report: Kendal at Oberlin

Poisoning · Other recordable case

At a glance

On , a poisoning at Kendal at Oberlin in 600 Kendal Drive, Oberlin, OH 440741900 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was groundskeeper in continuing care retirement communities.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
Kendal at Oberlin
Parent company
Kendal at Oberlin
Street
600 Kendal Drive
City
Oberlin
State
OH
ZIP
440741900
On-site location
outside on company grounds

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Other recordable case (code 4)
Type
Poisoning (code 4)

Before the incident

Line trimming grass in outside landscape

What happened

Trimmer line hit water control valve in tall grass where a ground hornets nest was disturbing the hornets. They flew up and stung the groundskeeper on his face right hand and his back.

Injury or illness

As the day continued groundskeeper began to experience swelling from stings and felt ill. He went to hospital emergency room where he was treated for toxic symptoms form the stings ' venom.

Object or substance involved

ground hornet stings

Summary line

Ground hornet stings on left side of face right hand and back and later physical reaction from stings venom

Employee and industry

Job description
Groundskeeper
SOC code
37-3011 — Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers
NAICS code
623311 — Continuing care retirement communities
NAICS vintage
2012
Avg employees
230
Total hours worked
388054
EIN
341567246
Establishment ID
181600
Employer case #
4

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
7:00
Time of incident
10:30
Filing year
2025
Submitted
27FEB26:10:55:00

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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.