# Anaphylactic shock, anaphylaxis at Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF)
> OSHA SIR `20231110725` · 11/21/2023 · BEAUMONT, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** BODY SYSTEMS
- **Nature of injury:** Anaphylactic shock, anaphylaxis
## Cause
- **Event:** Stings and venomous bites
- **Source:** Ants
## Employer
- **Name:** Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF)
- **Location:** 2615 Calder Avenue, BEAUMONT, TEXAS, 77702
- **NAICS:** 922120
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was working an investigation. He pulled a trash can from a suspect s house and was bitten by fire ants. On the way back to the office the employee developed hives and went into anaphylactic shock. The employee was hospitalized.

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*Source: [OSHA Severe Injury Reports](https://www.osha.gov/severe-injury-reports) · MORVS · CC0 1.0*