Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures

Name: Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures at Veterinary Referral & Emergency Center of Westbury
Start: 10/15/2024

1 hospitalization · 2024109585 · 10/15/2024 · Veterinary Referral & Emergency Center of Westbury

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Thumb(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: Veterinary Referral & Emergency Center of Westbury
Location: 609-5 Cantiague Rock Road, WESTBURY, NEW YORK, 11590
NAICS: 541940
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was taking the temperature of a cat in a small cage when the cat turned around and bit her left thumb, resulting in a puncture wound that required hospitalization.

Source

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