# Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds at Animal Refuge League of Greater Portland
> OSHA SIR `2018088536` · 8/19/2018 · WESTBROOK, MAINE
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hand(s), except finger(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds
## Cause
- **Event:** Other animal bites, nonvenomous
- **Source:** Cats, felines-domestic
## Employer
- **Name:** Animal Refuge League of Greater Portland
- **Location:** 217 Landing Road, WESTBROOK, MAINE, 04092
- **NAICS:** 812910
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was handling a domestic cat when it bit the employee's left hand.

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