Sherwood South Animal Hospital & Emergency Center
Other animal bites, nonvenomous — Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds — BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA
| Employer | Sherwood South Animal Hospital & Emergency Center | Report ID | 2022010943 |
| Address | 3803 S. Sherwood Forest Blvd | City, State ZIP | BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA 70816 |
| Event Date | January 18, 2022 | 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 # | 1594626 |
| GPS Coordinates | 30.41000, -91.05000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was opening a kennel to retrieve a cat for treatment when the cat bit the employee, resulting in a bacterial infection. The employee was hospitalized.
Incident Summary
On January 18, 2022, a worker at Sherwood South Animal Hospital & Emergency Center in BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA 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.
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