# Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds at VCA Ciro Animal Hospital
> OSHA SIR `2015010815` · 1/26/2015 · HIGHLAND PARK, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hand(s) and wrist(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds
## Cause
- **Event:** Other animal bites, nonvenomous
- **Source:** Cats, felines-domestic
## Employer
- **Name:** VCA Ciro Animal Hospital
- **Location:** 1170 Park Ave. West, HIGHLAND PARK, ILLINOIS, 60035
- **NAICS:** 541940
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

While restraining a cat to draw blood, an employee was bitten on the hand/wrist.

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