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The Davey Tree Expert Company

Stings and venomous bites — Poisoning, toxic, noxious, or allergenic effect, unspecified — COLUMBUS, OHIO

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at The Davey Tree Expert Company in COLUMBUS, OHIO
Employer The Davey Tree Expert Company Report ID 2021086465
Address 3567 Westerville Road City, State ZIP COLUMBUS, OHIO 43224
Event Date August 3, 2021 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) 561730 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 40.04000, -82.94000

Incident Narrative

An employee was string-trimming around a ground cover. Hornets, coming from a nest in the ground cover, stung the employee multiple times. The employee was hospitalized.

Incident Summary

On August 3, 2021, a worker at The Davey Tree Expert Company in COLUMBUS, OHIO 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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