Detailed U.S. Incident Records

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.

4.05 million View U.S. Bee-Injury Data →

Estimated cumulative bee-related U.S. ER visits, 2001-2025

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.

258 Detailed U.S. Case Records

19 U.S. States / Territories Represented

60 Human Fatality Case Records

151 Hospitalization Case Records

49 Animal Fatality Case Records

162 Responder-Involved Case Records

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.

70 AZ

64 TX

46 CA

23 FL

23 NV

7 NM

5 LA

5 OK

2 GA

2 NJ

2 PR

2 NH

1 AL

1 AR

1 NY

1 ME

1 MA

1 OH

1 IL

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.

46 Mowing / Yard Work

38 Animal / Pet / Livestock Encounter

28 Tree Work / Landscaping / Brush Clearing

25 Hive / Colony Disturbance

23 Residential / Property Exposure

17 Unknown / Needs Review

16 Outdoor Recreation / Remote Exposure

14 Construction / Equipment / Structural Work

10 Bee Removal / DIY Control

10 Public Location / School / Event

10 Farm / Ranch / Field Work

8 Vehicle / Roadside / Transport

6 Utility / Public Works

3 Responder / Public Safety Response

2 Detection / Public Advisory

1 Port / Cargo Interception

1 Animal / Livestock Exposure

Incident Outcomes

Each record is counted once according to its most serious documented outcome.

61 Human Death

140 Hospitalization or Serious Human Injury

34 Animal Death

6 Stinging Incident — No Death or Hospitalization Reported

17 Public-Safety Response — No Serious Injury Reported

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Detailed U.S. Incident Records

Showing 1–5 of 5 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
2026-06-17	OK Oklahoma / Oklahoma City, OK	Hive / Colony Disturbance	Public-Safety Response — No Serious Injury Reported	Honey Bees — Genetics Not Established	Oklahoma City firefighters assisted broken-down semi trailer hauling bees Oklahoma City firefighters responded to a broken-down semi truck hauling bees. High heat and lack of airflow reportedly led to bees swarming, and firefighters cooled the trailer with water while police assisted traffic.	KOKH FOX 25 B - Established News / Officials Quoted
2023-05-26	OK Garvin / Maysville, OK	Mowing / Yard Work	Hospitalization or Serious Human Injury	Reported Africanized Honey Bees	81-year-old Maysville man hospitalized after being stung over 200 times by reported/presumed Africanized bees Carlos Amos, 81, was hospitalized after being attacked while mowing at his Maysville home. KOCO reported more than 200 stings and a broken hip after he fell while trying to escape.	KOCO 5 / KOKH FOX 25 B - Established News / Officials Quoted
2018-09-19	OK Oklahoma / Oklahoma City, OK	Tree Work / Landscaping / Brush Clearing	Public-Safety Response — No Serious Injury Reported	Honey Bees — Genetics Not Established	Thousands of bees swarmed Oklahoma City employees clearing brush City of Oklahoma City employees reportedly disturbed a nest of bees while clearing brush; the fire department was involved and workers used beekeeping-style protective gear to complete the job.	KOKH FOX 25 / Oklahoma City Fire Department B - Established News / Officials Quoted
2015-09-29	OK Garvin / Pauls Valley / I-35, OK	Vehicle / Roadside / Transport	Public-Safety Response — No Serious Injury Reported	Honey Bees — Genetics Not Established	Truck hauling honey bees overturned on I-35, swarming patrol vehicles and trapping deputy in cruiser A semi truck hauling honey bees overturned on I-35 near Pauls Valley, scattering hives and releasing a large swarm. Beekeepers and law enforcement worked to gather the bees; reports describe patrol vehicles being swarmed and at least one deputy trapped in a cruiser with minor sting exposure.	KOCO / KSL/AP / local reports B - Established News / Officials Quoted
2004-08-06	OK Tillman / Tipton, OK	Tree Work / Landscaping / Brush Clearing	Hospitalization or Serious Human Injury	Confirmed Africanized Honey Bees	Seven work-crew members treated after confirmed Africanized honey bee stinging incident OSU reported that bees from a Tillman County stinging incident near Tipton were confirmed by USDA-ARS as Africanized honey bees; seven members of a work crew were treated at a local hospital.	Oklahoma State University Extension / USDA-ARS confirmation A - Official / Government