Multiple types of contact with animals · Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Disney Worldwide Services Inc., 400 technology forest blvd., THE WOODLANDS, TEXAS 77381
on — Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures, affecting the Hand(s) and wrist(s).
Final narrative
On January 6, 2024, at approximately 12:00 p.m., an employee was petting a cat while on her break. The cat scratched and bit the employee's wrist and right hand. Later that afternoon, the employee became ill due to the wounds and was hospitalized.
Hospitalized Hand(s) and wrist(s) Cats, felines domestic
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