THE HUMANE SOCIETY OF PENSACOLA, FLORIDA, INC.
Other animal bites, nonvenomous - Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds - PENSACOLA, Florida
| Employer | THE HUMANE SOCIETY OF PENSACOLA, FLORIDA, INC. |
| Address | 5 North Q Street |
| City, State ZIP | PENSACOLA, Florida 32505 |
| Report ID | 20171211586 |
| Event Date | December 6, 2017 |
| Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds |
| Body Part | Hand(s), unspecified |
| Event Type | Other animal bites, nonvenomous |
| Source of Injury | Cats, felines-domestic |
| Industry (NAICS) | 812910 |
| GPS Coordinates | 30.41216, -87.24412 |
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Incident Narrative
An employee was cleaning out a cat room from the night before when she tried to pick up a cat, and the cat bit her left hand. The bite became infected and required hospitalization that evening.
Incident Summary
On December 6, 2017, a worker at THE HUMANE SOCIETY OF PENSACOLA, FLORIDA, INC. in PENSACOLA, Florida suffered puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds to the hand(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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