Other animal bites, nonvenomous · Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Amedisys Home Health Care, 809B Pitt Rd, SCOTT, LOUISIANA 70583
on — Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds, affecting the multiple body parts, n.e.c..
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Final narrative
An employee was providing hospital care at a patient's home. The patient's dog attacked the employee, who suffered abrasions and bites to the head, the left side of the face, both arms, and the lower abdomen.
HospitalizedMultiple body parts, n.e.c.Dogs, canines-domestic
An employee was walking up a ramp to a patient's home. The ramp was wet and cold, and the employee slipped and fell, suffering a broken left leg. The employee was hospitalized, requiring surgery.
An employee was opening a kennel door to take a dog on a walk when the dog bit his hand/finger. The employee suffered a partial finger amputation that required surgery.
On December 19, 2023, an employee entered a cat kennel to remove a litter box and food and water dishes. The employee was bitten by a cat on her left hand. She noticed swelling the next day, resulting in hospitalization.
An employee was helping a patient who was carrying a cat up the stairs. The cat bit the employee on their right forearm, resulting in an infection that required hospitalization.
More severe injuries in this industry (NAICS 621610)
An employee was talking to a child on the playground, when the child grabbed her hand to lead her away. The employee stepped, lost her balance, and fell over. The employee was hospitalized with a fracture of her lower left leg and required surgery.
An employee was seated in the living room of a patient's residence, waiting for the patient to arrive home from school. The school bus driver honked the horn, signaling that the patient was ready to be assisted off the bus. The employee stood up and then tripped and fell over a rug and possibly the edge of an ottoman. The employee was hospitalized with a fractured right humerus at the shoulder.
A driver was exiting his vehicle outside the plant gate when his foot slipped on the top step of the truck. He fell to the ground, landed on his left hip and elbow. The employee was hospitalized with a fractured hip/femur.
A security employee was responding to an urgent call from staff regarding a violent patient. The employee tripped and fell on the floor outside of the stairwell. The employee sustained a closed head injury, contusion of the cerebrum without loss of consciousness, and a closed fracture of the distal end of the right radius.
A temporary employee was testing an electrical starter motor. He was placing tape on the starter while the breaker was not engaged, but the starter sent an arc flash that burned his hands and stomach.
An employee was walking on a sidewalk and stubbed his toe on an elevated portion of concrete, causing him to trip and fall. The employee's right knee was dislocated.