# Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds at NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION
> OSHA SIR `2015086163` · 8/26/2015 · EAST HANOVER, NEW JERSEY
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Nonclassifiable
- **Nature of injury:** Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds
## Cause
- **Event:** Other animal bites, nonvenomous
- **Source:** Rodents
## Employer
- **Name:** NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION
- **Location:** 59 ROUTE 10, EAST HANOVER, NEW JERSEY, 07936
- **NAICS:** 325412
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

A scientist was bitten by a rat. The employee experienced an allergic reaction and was transported to a hospital.

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*Source: [OSHA Severe Injury Reports](https://www.osha.gov/severe-injury-reports) · MORVS · CC0 1.0*