# Rabies at Harcon, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2020065802` · 6/22/2020 · BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** BODY SYSTEMS
- **Nature of injury:** Rabies
## Cause
- **Event:** Other animal bites, nonvenomous
- **Source:** Mammals, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Harcon, Inc.
- **Location:** 10 14th Steet South, BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA, 35209
- **NAICS:** 238110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was gathering stacked building materials at the perimeter of the job site. When the employee picked up a piece of lumber, a raccoon jumped out from underneath the pile and bit the employee's right hand. The bite pierced the employee's glove. The employee was hospitalized due to rabies.

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