Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds

Name: Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds at VCA Lakeside Animal Hospital
Start: 7/26/2018

1 hospitalization · 2018077592 · 7/26/2018 · VCA Lakeside Animal Hospital

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: Needlestick without exposure to harmful substance
Source: Needles, syringes

Employer

Name: VCA Lakeside Animal Hospital
Location: 7817 Jacksboro Hwy, FORT WORTH, TEXAS, 76135
NAICS: 541940
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was drawing meloxicam out of a bottle and poked her thumb with the needle. The employee woke up the next day and her hand was swollen. She was hospitalized for infection and surgery.

Source

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