Australian mine worker stung nearly 100 times by bees

Australian authorities have confirmed a man was stung nearly 100 times by a swarm of bees while completing environmental rehabilitation work at an old Western Australian mine site.

In its report on the incident, released this week, the Western Australian Department of Mines and Petroleum (DMP) said the man was helping to move a "motor control center" mounted on a pontoon at the site, which had stood idle for six years.

A pest controller was brought in the day before the job to spray three hives found in the structure, but a fourth colony of bees inside was not seen, Australia's national broadcaster reported on Friday.

The man presented to hospital with 90 stings to his upper torso and head, after trying to take cover inside a nearby vehicle; however the bees entered the car through an open door.

If the man had been allergic to bee stings, he would have been killed, the DMP report said.

DMP issued the mine's operator with warnings over workplace safety as the company did not take appropriate action to prevent such an action, given there had been 61 reported bee related incidents in the past 13 years. Endi