The creature reportedly fell from an overhead bin and stung a man traveling from Houston to Calgary earlier this week

A United Airlines passenger was stung by a scorpion during a flight, according to CNBC on Thursday.The creature reportedly fell from an overhead bin and stung a man traveling from Houston to Calgary earlier this week.According to a United spokesperson, the airline crew contacted a physician on the ground, who helped them treat the passenger, whose injuries were non-life threatening."Medical personnel met the aircraft after it arrived in Calgary," airline spokesman Charles Hobart confirmed to CNBC.Earlier this week, the Chicago-based company made headlines after video of a man dragged off one of its flights went viral. David Dao, 69, lost two front teeth and suffered a broken nose during the incident.

A United Airlines passenger was stung by a scorpion during a flight, according to CNBC on Thursday.

The creature reportedly fell from an overhead bin and stung a man traveling from Houston to Calgary earlier this week.

According to a United spokesperson, the airline crew contacted a physician on the ground, who helped them treat the passenger, whose injuries were non-life threatening.

"Medical personnel met the aircraft after it arrived in Calgary," airline spokesman Charles Hobart confirmed to CNBC.

Earlier this week, the Chicago-based company made headlines after video of a man dragged off one of its flights went viral. David Dao, 69, lost two front teeth and suffered a broken nose during the incident.