Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures

Name: Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures at VCA Falcon Village Animal Hospital
Start: 8/10/2024

1 hospitalization · 2024087340 · 8/10/2024 · VCA Falcon Village Animal Hospital

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Hand(s), except finger(s)
Nature of injury: Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures

Cause

Event: Non-venomous animal bites except "bugs"
Source: Cats, felines domestic
Secondary source: Secondary source not applicable

Employer

Name: VCA Falcon Village Animal Hospital
Location: 2030 Lawrenceville-Suwanee Road, SUWANEE, GEORGIA, 30024
NAICS: 541940
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was restraining a cat to prepare for a physical exam when the cat flipped over and bit them on their right hand palm near the thumb. The employee was hospitalized.

Source

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