# Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds at Sheperd Spring Animal Hospital
> OSHA SIR `2020099002` · 9/22/2020 · CRAWFORDVILLE, FLORIDA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds
## Cause
- **Event:** Other animal bites, nonvenomous
- **Source:** Cats, felines-domestic
## Employer
- **Name:** Sheperd Spring Animal Hospital
- **Location:** 4851 Coastal Hwy, CRAWFORDVILLE, FLORIDA, 32327
- **NAICS:** 541940
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On September 22, 2020, at 9:15 AM, an employee was assisting with drawing blood from a sick cat. The cat bit her left index finger. Later, her finger became swollen and she was hospitalized, requiring surgery on her hand.

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