DENVER, COLORADO—
DENVER ZOOLOGICAL FOUNDATION, INC.
Other animal bites, nonvenomous · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at DENVER ZOOLOGICAL FOUNDATION, INC., 2300 STEELE STREET, DENVER, COLORADO 80205 on — Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c..
Final narrative
While administering oral medication to a bear, an employee was bitten by the bear and the distal phalange on the left middle finger was amputated.
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