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UNITED PARCEL SERVICE

Stings and venomous bites — Poisoning, toxic, noxious, or allergenic effect, unspecified — CHICAGO, ILLINOIS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at UNITED PARCEL SERVICE in CHICAGO, ILLINOIS
Employer UNITED PARCEL SERVICE Report ID 2016098277
Address 2100 N Hicks City, State ZIP CHICAGO, ILLINOIS 60607
Event Date September 1, 2016 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Poisoning, toxic, noxious, or allergenic effect, unspecified Body Part BODY SYSTEMS
Event Type Stings and venomous bites Source of Injury Bees, hornets, wasps
Industry (NAICS) 492210 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 41.87000, -87.65000

Incident Narrative

An employee was stung by a bee while delivering packages and had a severe allergic reaction resulting in overnight hospitalization.

Incident Summary

On September 1, 2016, a worker at UNITED PARCEL SERVICE in CHICAGO, ILLINOIS suffered poisoning, toxic, noxious, or allergenic effect, unspecified to the body systems. The incident was classified as stings and venomous bites, with bees, hornets, wasps identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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