Humane Society Naples: Main Shelter
Non-venomous animal bites except "bugs" — Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures — NAPLES, FLORIDA
| Employer | Humane Society Naples: Main Shelter | Report ID | 2025010297 |
| Address | 370 Airport-Pulling Road | City, State ZIP | NAPLES, FLORIDA 34104 |
| Event Date | January 9, 2025 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures | Body Part | Hand(s), finger(s) unspecified |
| Event Type | Non-venomous animal bites except "bugs" | Source of Injury | Cats, felines domestic |
| Secondary Source | Secondary source not applicable | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 813312 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 26.15000, -81.76000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was placing a cat into a cat carrier when the cat bit the employee's right hand. The employee was hospitalized.
Incident Summary
On January 9, 2025, a worker at Humane Society Naples: Main Shelter in NAPLES, FLORIDA suffered cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures to the hand(s), finger(s) unspecified. The incident was classified as non-venomous animal bites except "bugs", with cats, felines domestic identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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