Vehicle Safety
Recalls Search 320,000+ NHTSA safety recalls Complaints 2.1M+ consumer safety complaints TSBs 4.7M technical service bulletins VIN Lookup Decode any vehicle VIN instantly OBD Codes 12,000+ diagnostic trouble codes Fuel Economy EPA MPG data for all vehicles Statistics Recall trends & safety analysis
Consumer Safety
Product Safety 9,700+ CPSC product recalls Food Safety 28,600+ FDA food recalls Pet Safety 1.3M FDA animal adverse events Drug Safety 17,500+ FDA drug recalls Device Safety 38,400+ FDA device recalls Workplace Safety 102,900+ OSHA injury reports
Infrastructure
Bridge Safety 624,000 bridge inspections Aviation Safety 30,000+ NTSB aviation events Dam Safety 92,600 dam safety records Water Safety 433,000+ public water systems Railroad Safety 438,000+ rail crossings Pipeline Safety 8,800+ pipeline incidents
Public Health
Nursing Homes 14,700 CMS rated facilities Environmental 80,000+ hazardous sites & releases

VCA Animal Hospitals, Inc.

Other animal bites, nonvenomous — Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds — WEST BROOKFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at VCA Animal Hospitals, Inc. in WEST BROOKFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS
Employer VCA Animal Hospitals, Inc. Report ID 2015075045
Address 138 W. Main Street. City, State ZIP WEST BROOKFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS 01585
Event Date July 28, 2015 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds Body Part Nonclassifiable
Event Type Other animal bites, nonvenomous Source of Injury Cats, felines-domestic
Industry (NAICS) 541940 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 42.23000, -72.15000

Incident Narrative

On or about July 28, 2015, an employee was bitten by a cat during a restraint and received an infection. She was hospitalized.

Incident Summary

On July 28, 2015, a worker at VCA Animal Hospitals, Inc. in WEST BROOKFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS suffered puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds to the nonclassifiable. The incident was classified as other animal bites, nonvenomous, with cats, felines-domestic identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

OSHA has recorded 318 severe injury reports involving "Other animal bites, nonvenomous" incidents in our database. Browse all Other animal bites, nonvenomous injuries.

See all reports for VCA Animal Hospitals, Inc..

Similar Incidents

Other severe injury reports involving Other animal bites, nonvenomous events:

Date Employer Location Nature Outcome
Aug 19, 2020 Census Bureau PAOLI, PENNSYLVANIA Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds Hosp.
Jul 28, 2022 The Vets Holding MIAMI, FLORIDA Amputations Hosp., Amp.
Aug 27, 2018 U.S. Postal Service - Lynwood Post Office LYNWOOD, CALIFORNIA Open wounds, unspecified Hosp.
Feb 14, 2020 U.S. Postal Service OXNARD, CALIFORNIA Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds Hosp.
Dec 1, 2023 U.S. Postal Service TULSA, OKLAHOMA Amputations Hosp., Amp.
Aug 14, 2017 U. S. Postal Service GILMANTON, NEW HAMPSHIRE Cuts, lacerations Hosp.
Dec 18, 2018 Massey Services, Inc. WINTER GARDEN, FLORIDA Open wounds, unspecified Hosp.
Aug 2, 2020 Columbus Zoo & Aquarium POWELL, OHIO Open wounds, unspecified Hosp.
Browse All Injury Reports