# Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds at VCA, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2016076353` · 7/14/2016 · AURORA, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Nonclassifiable
- **Nature of injury:** Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds
## Cause
- **Event:** Other animal bites, nonvenomous
- **Source:** Cats, felines-domestic
## Employer
- **Name:** VCA, Inc.
- **Location:** 2600 W. Galena Blvd, AURORA, ILLINOIS, 60506
- **NAICS:** 541940
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On or about July 14, 2016, an employee was restraining a cat while waiting for euthanasia. The cat began thrashing out of control and bit the employee. The employee was hospitalized.

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