Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures

Name: Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures at Thrive Pet Healthcare
Start: 6/20/2025

1 hospitalization · 2025065904 · 6/20/2025 · Thrive Pet Healthcare

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Other finger(s) n.e.c.
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: Thrive Pet Healthcare
Location: 6959 Arapaho Road Suite 216, DALLAS, TEXAS, 75248
NAICS: 541940
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was restraining a cat so a sterile urine sample could be obtained. The cat bit the employee's left middle finger. The wound had to be debrided and the employee was later hospitalized with an infection in the joint.

Source

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