A Caring Doctor (Texas) PC
Other animal bites, nonvenomous — Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds — PASADENA, TEXAS
| Employer | A Caring Doctor (Texas) PC | Report ID | 2016064939 |
| Address | 5722 Fairmont Parkway | City, State ZIP | PASADENA, TEXAS 77505 |
| Event Date | June 5, 2016 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds | Body Part | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified |
| Event Type | Other animal bites, nonvenomous | Source of Injury | Cats, felines-domestic |
| Industry (NAICS) | 541940 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 29.64000, -95.15000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was sedating a cat for a procedure when the cat broke out of its carrier and bit the employee on a finger. The bite became infected.
Incident Summary
On June 5, 2016, a worker at A Caring Doctor (Texas) PC in PASADENA, TEXAS suffered puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as other animal bites, nonvenomous, with cats, felines-domestic identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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