Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds

Name: Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds at BluePearl Veterinary Partners LLC
Start: 1/6/2019

1 hospitalization · 2019010159 · 1/6/2019 · BluePearl Veterinary Partners LLC

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: BluePearl Veterinary Partners LLC
Location: 1114 S. Front Street, PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, 19147
NAICS: 541940
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was holding a cat in place so an IV could be administered when the cat became agitated and bit the employee's right hand. The bite puncture wounds became infected, requiring hospitalization.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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