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Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds

1 hospitalization · 2018043129 · 4/1/2018 · VCA, Inc.

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: VCA, Inc.
Location: 9706 Mockingbird Dr., OMAHA, NEBRASKA, 68127
NAICS: 541940
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was attempting to put a catheter into a cat when the cat bit her hand. The bite became infected, requiring hospitalization.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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