# Cuts, lacerations at NYSARC, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2015107414` · 10/6/2015 · SCHENECTADY, NEW YORK
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Nonclassifiable
- **Nature of injury:** Cuts, lacerations
## Cause
- **Event:** Hitting, kicking, beating, shoving
- **Source:** Patient
## Employer
- **Name:** NYSARC, Inc.
- **Location:** 1101 Nott St., SCHENECTADY, NEW YORK, 12308
- **NAICS:** 623220
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was caring for a patient when the patient became irate. The patient scratched and bit the employee, resulting in an infection.

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