Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds

Name: Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds at GENERAL MOTORS
Start: 5/27/2015

1 hospitalization · 2015053227 · 5/27/2015 · GENERAL MOTORS

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Hand(s), unspecified
Nature of injury: Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds

Cause

Event: Other animal bites, nonvenomous
Source: Cats, felines-domestic

Employer

Name: GENERAL MOTORS
Location: 1500 East Route A, WENTZVILLE, MISSOURI, 63385
NAICS: 336211
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

On the morning of 5/27/2015, an employee was bitten on the right hand by a stray cat while on break in the dock area of the plant. Later that night his right hand and arm were swollen and he was in pain. He was admitted to the hospital overnight for treatment.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown