# Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds at BluePearl Veterinary Partners LLC
> OSHA SIR `2019010159` · 1/6/2019 · PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **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.

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*Source: [OSHA Severe Injury Reports](https://www.osha.gov/severe-injury-reports) · AI Analytics · CC0 1.0*