Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds

Name: Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds at Hillside SPCA Inc.
Start: 5/3/2017

1 hospitalization · 2017054018 · 5/3/2017 · Hillside SPCA Inc.

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: Hillside SPCA Inc.
Location: SPCA Road, POTTSVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA, 17901
NAICS: 541940
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was holding and moving a house cat when it bit her right index finger. Her finger and hand became swollen due to an infection, requiring hospitalization.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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