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Blue Pearl Vet, LLC

Other animal bites, nonvenomous — Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds — NEW YORK, NEW YORK

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Blue Pearl Vet, LLC in NEW YORK, NEW YORK
Employer Blue Pearl Vet, LLC Report ID 2017069348
Address 410 West 53rd Street City, State ZIP NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10019
Event Date June 7, 2017 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 40.76000, -73.98000

Incident Narrative

An employee was caring for a feline patient and the feline bit the employee. The employee was hospitalized due to potential infection.

Incident Summary

On June 7, 2017, a worker at Blue Pearl Vet, LLC in NEW YORK, NEW YORK 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.

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