Help at Home, LLC.
Other animal bites, nonvenomous - Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds - ERIE, Pennsylvania
| Employer | Help at Home, LLC. |
| Address | 713 East 13th Street |
| City, State ZIP | ERIE, Pennsylvania 16503 |
| Report ID | 2020032427 |
| Event Date | March 14, 2020 |
| 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) | 621610 |
| GPS Coordinates | 42.12849, -80.06496 |
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Incident Narrative
An employee was bitten by a client's cat on the finger. The wound became infected, requiring hospitalization.
Incident Summary
On March 14, 2020, a worker at Help at Home, LLC. in ERIE, Pennsylvania 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
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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| Apr 20, 2015 | American Lighting & Signalization | PHILA, Pennsylvania | Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds | Hosp. |
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| Feb 5, 2018 | THE ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF THE PALM BEACHES, INC. | WEST PALM BEACH, Florida | Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds | Hosp. |
| Sep 28, 2017 | U.S. Postal Service - Los Angeles | GARDENA, California | Multiple types of open wounds | Hosp. |
| Sep 23, 2019 | MASSACHUSETTS SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS | JAMAICA PLAIN, Massachusetts | Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds | Hosp. |
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