# Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds at PetSmart (Store 1185)
> OSHA SIR `20181212658` · 12/10/2018 · AUSTIN, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Arm(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds
## Cause
- **Event:** Other animal bites, nonvenomous
- **Source:** Cats, felines-domestic
## Employer
- **Name:** PetSmart (Store 1185)
- **Location:** 12901 N. IH-35 BLDG. #7, SUITE 700, AUSTIN, TEXAS, 78753
- **NAICS:** 453910
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was bitten by a cat on December 9, 2018, while cleaning out the adoption kennel. The next day, the employee noticed red marks on his arm and was hospitalized for a bacterial infection.

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