← OSHA severe injury reports

Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds

1 hospitalization · 2021053649 · 5/3/2021 · Blue Pearl Specialties and Pet Hospital

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: Blue Pearl Specialties and Pet Hospital
Location: 301 Veterans Hwy, LEVITTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA, 19056
NAICS: 541940
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was restraining a cat in preparation for sedation when the cat bit the employee's hand, resulting in hospitalization due to an infection.

Source

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