Massachusetts Society for The Prevention of Cruelty to Animals

Non-venomous animal bites except "bugs" — Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures — JAMAICA PLAIN, MASSACHUSETTS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Massachusetts Society for The Prevention of Cruelty to Animals in JAMAICA PLAIN, MASSACHUSETTS
Employer Massachusetts Society for The Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Report ID 2025021509
Address 350 South Huntington Avenue City, State ZIP JAMAICA PLAIN, MASSACHUSETTS 02130
Event Date February 15, 2025 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures Body Part Part of body 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 42.32000, -71.11000

Incident Narrative

An employee was bitten by a cat, sought medical treatment, and received an antibiotic. The employee had an allergic reaction to the antibiotic and was hospitalized.

Incident Summary

On February 15, 2025, a worker at Massachusetts Society for The Prevention of Cruelty to Animals in JAMAICA PLAIN, MASSACHUSETTS suffered cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures to the part of body 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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