U.S. Detailed Incident Statistics
These records are an actual documented sample from the much larger U.S. bee-injury data sets. They are used to show the real-world details behind individual reports: what happened, where it happened, who or what was affected, the trigger, severity, response, and available source documentation.
This current cumulative estimate extends the published national bee-specific annual average through the latest completed calendar year. It does not come with public case files that can be plotted or reconstructed one by one.
The detailed records below are the individual incidents Honey Bee Awareness has been able to reconstruct from public sources with enough information to show what happened, where it happened, the outcome, and the response.
The underlying national study covered nonfatal, unintentional, non-work-related ER cases only. It does not include fatal cases, work-related cases, or incidents that never resulted in ER treatment. See the national U.S. bee-injury data and calculation.
United States Detailed Records by State
These are case-level records selected for documentation and pattern analysis. They are not a count of every bee incident in each state.
What Was Happening When the Incident Began
Includes incident records with a reported activity or setting. Records where the source did not state the activity are not included in this list.
Incident Outcomes
Each record is counted once according to its most serious documented outcome.
Detailed U.S. Incident Records
Showing 1–2 of 2 matching records. Total detailed case records in working CSV: 328. Click a column heading to sort the current results.
| Date ▼ | State / Territory / Area | Trigger | Outcome | Bee Identification | Headline / Summary | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-09-14 |
NH Merrimack / Pembroke |
Construction / Equipment / Structural Work | Human Death | Honey Bees — Genetics Not Established |
Fiber-optic installer dies after multiple bee stings At Pembroke, New Hampshire, a communication-line construction worker preparing to install fiber-optic cable was attacked by bees, received multiple stings, and died from anaphylactic shock. |
OSHA Inspection Detail
A - Official / Government |
| 2018-07-19 |
NH Hillsborough / Manchester / Beech Street |
Tree Work / Landscaping / Brush Clearing | Hospitalization or Serious Human Injury | Honey Bees — Genetics Not Established |
Manchester city tree worker stung hundreds of times after bucket-truck crew cut into hive A Manchester city worker was hospitalized after being stung hundreds of times while cutting down a tree on Beech Street; neighbors and additional helpers were also stung, for six total people attacked. |
WCVB
B - Established News / Officials |