Non-venomous animal bites except "bugs" · Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Medical Management International Inc., 6701 22nd Ave N Vancouver, SAINT PETERSBURG, FLORIDA 33710
on — Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures, affecting the Ears and facial region unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was bit while holding a dog as an associate inserted a rectal thermometer. The employee sustained punctures and lacerations to her face.
Hospitalized Ears and facial region unspecified Dogs, canines domestic
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