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 Animal Care and Control of NYC, 326 E 110th St, NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10029
on — Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures, affecting the Hand(s) and finger(s).
Final narrative
An employee was transporting a cat from a holder to a room when the cat attempted to jump and flee. The employee went to catch the cat when she suffered a bite on her right index finger and a scratch on her right palm.
Hospitalized Hand(s) and finger(s) Cats, felines domestic
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