Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds

Name: Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds at Quakertown Veterinary Clinic
Start: 2/8/2023

1 hospitalization · 2023021253 · 2/8/2023 · Quakertown Veterinary Clinic

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: Quakertown Veterinary Clinic
Location: 2250 N Old Bethlehem Pike, QUAKERTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA, 18951
NAICS: 541940
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was bit by a cat, resulting in four puncture wounds to the right thumb. The employee experiencing joint swelling and red streaking on the skin and was hospitalized.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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