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August 14, 2024 TX · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator OTHER
Atlas Sand Company, LLC · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

EE was inside the office section of the warehouse when EE encountered a bee and was stung on the left side of the upper chest area. Stinger was removed, first aid sting ointment was applied, drew boundary around wound to monitor. After several minutes, there is a small amount of swelling, but employee appears to show no signs anaphylaxis.

June 18, 2024 TX · Metal/Non-Metal quality control technician, laboratory technician, laboratory assistant OTHER
Atlas Sand Company, LLC · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

Employee was working in the scrap yard. Employee was throwing rollers in the scrap yard when a bee landed on EE's back and stung EE.

November 19, 2023 TX · Metal/Non-Metal quality control technician, laboratory technician, laboratory assistant OTHER
Atlas Sand Company, LLC · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

The bee had traveled into the employee's sleeve while outside, then the employee thought it was fly and tried swatting it out of the sleeve and ended up getting stung twice.

November 4, 2023 TX · Metal/Non-Metal miner, prospector, nec OTHER
Atlas Sand Company, LLC · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

Employee was on their way to the dry plant. While driving; a bee flew into EE's shirt stinging EE in the armpit.

April 28, 2019 TX · Metal/Non-Metal clerk, timekeeper, office worker, director of sales OTHER
Atlas Sand Company, LLC · (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE was observed acting strange. Another EE went to check on EE and found the injured EE passed out. EE did sit up on own and mentioned was experiencing chest pain and numbness in the arm. Emergency Services was called and EE was taken to emergency room for observation and was diagnosed with a panic attack. This is being treated as a first aid case.

November 12, 2018 TX · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator OTHER
Atlas Sand Company, LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

High winds started ladder tipping, ladder was caught by Rail/cattle guards. EE was standing in the vicinity and claimed ladder hit EE's hard Hat as it tipped.

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