Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds

Name: Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds at Newman Veterinary Centers, Inc.
Start: 8/5/2015

1 hospitalization · 2015085446 · 8/5/2015 · Newman Veterinary Centers, Inc.

Severity

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

Cause

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

Employer

Name: Newman Veterinary Centers, Inc.
Location: 1130 Beville Rd., DAYTONA BEACH, FLORIDA, 32114
NAICS: 541940
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was holding a cat for a veterinary exam when the cat turned its head and bit into the employee's left-hand tendon between the index finger and thumb. The employee required surgery.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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