Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds

Name: Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds at VCA Veterinary Specialists of CT
Start: 3/30/2020

1 hospitalization · 2020032883 · 3/30/2020 · VCA Veterinary Specialists of CT

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: VCA Veterinary Specialists of CT
Location: 993 North Main Street, WEST HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT, 06117
NAICS: 541940
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

A veterinarian was preparing to give an IV injection to a cat. The cat bit the veterinarian's left thumb; the bite became infected, and the employee was hospitalized.

Source

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