# Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds at BluePearl Vet, LLC
> OSHA SIR `2016109652` · 10/12/2016 · CLEARWATER, FLORIDA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Nonclassifiable
- **Nature of injury:** Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds
## Cause
- **Event:** Other animal bites, nonvenomous
- **Source:** Rodents
## Employer
- **Name:** BluePearl Vet, LLC
- **Location:** 4525 Ulmerton Road, CLEARWATER, FLORIDA, 33762
- **NAICS:** 541940
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was bitten by a pet rat that was being triaged for veterinary treatment. She was admitted to the hospital for surgery when the bite became infected.

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