Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds

Name: Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds at Pennsylvania SPCA
Start: 11/23/2015

1 hospitalization · 2015119000 · 11/23/2015 · Pennsylvania SPCA

Severity

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

Cause

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

Employer

Name: Pennsylvania SPCA
Location: 350 East Erie Avenue, PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, 19134
NAICS: 541940
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

On Nov. 23, 2014, at approximately 9:00 PM, an employee sustained an animal bite (cat) to her right finger. She was treated and released at the ER. Later, due to swelling, she was admitted to the hospital and underwent surgery on the tendon in her right finger.

Source

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