Mauled, clawed, or scratched by animal · Cuts, lacerations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Omaha Zoological Society, 3701 S 10th St, OMAHA, NEBRASKA 68107
on — Cuts, lacerations, affecting the arm(s), unspecified.
Final narrative
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An employee was performing service at a resident's house. As the employee was leaving the apartment, he pushed the resident's cat inside as it was going out the door. The cat scratched his left hand. He was later hospitalized for an infection.
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