# Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds at MSPCA
> OSHA SIR `2017032274` · 3/11/2017 · BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS
## 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:** MSPCA
- **Location:** 350 SOUTH HUNTINGTON AVENUE, BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS, 02130
- **NAICS:** 541940
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was handling a sedated cat when it bit the employee, requiring hospitalization for a possible infection.

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