# Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds at VCA Lakeside Animal Hospital
> OSHA SIR `2018077592` · 7/26/2018 · FORT WORTH, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds
## Cause
- **Event:** Needlestick without exposure to harmful substance
- **Source:** Needles, syringes
## Employer
- **Name:** VCA Lakeside Animal Hospital
- **Location:** 7817 Jacksboro Hwy, FORT WORTH, TEXAS, 76135
- **NAICS:** 541940
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was drawing meloxicam out of a bottle and poked her thumb with the needle. The employee woke up the next day and her hand was swollen. She was hospitalized for infection and surgery.

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