NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT—
Yale University
Other animal bites, nonvenomous · Open wounds, unspecified
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Yale University, Connecticut Mental Health Clinic, NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT 06519 on — Open wounds, unspecified, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified.
Final narrative
On May 19, 2022, a postdoctoral fellow was handling rats during an experiment. A rat bit her right index finger, and the wound became infected resulting in hospitalization.
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