# Open wounds, unspecified at VCA Alameda East Veterinary Hospital
> OSHA SIR `2019043792` · 4/12/2019 · DENVER, COLORADO
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hand(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Open wounds, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Other animal bites, nonvenomous
- **Source:** Cats, felines-domestic
## Employer
- **Name:** VCA Alameda East Veterinary Hospital
- **Location:** 9770 E. Alameda, DENVER, COLORADO, 80247
- **NAICS:** 541940
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was examining an unresponsive cat when it suddenly awoke and became aggressive, biting the employee's right hand near the little finger.

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