Wright City Veterinary Clinic

Non-venomous animal bites except "bugs" — Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures — WRIGHT CITY, MISSOURI

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Wright City Veterinary Clinic in WRIGHT CITY, MISSOURI
Employer Wright City Veterinary Clinic Report ID 2025077563
Address 111 Veterans Memorial Pkwy City, State ZIP WRIGHT CITY, MISSOURI 63390
Event Date July 31, 2025 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures Body Part Thumb(s)
Event Type Non-venomous animal bites except "bugs" Source of Injury Cats, felines domestic
Secondary Source Secondary source not applicable
Industry (NAICS) 541940 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 38.82000, -91.01000

Incident Narrative

A veterinarian was listening to a cat's heart when the cat bit their left thumb. The employee was hospitalized for treatment.

Incident Summary

On July 31, 2025, a worker at Wright City Veterinary Clinic in WRIGHT CITY, MISSOURI suffered cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures to the thumb(s). 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.

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