# Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds at Empress Ems
> OSHA SIR `2021043228` · 4/19/2021 · MOUNT VERNON, NEW YORK
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds
## Cause
- **Event:** Bites and stings, unspecified
- **Source:** Insects, arachnids, mites, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Empress Ems
- **Location:** 435 S Fulton Ave, MOUNT VERNON, NEW YORK, 10553
- **NAICS:** 621910
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was bitten by insects on the right forearm, neck, and back during a late-night ambulance shift on April 19, 2021. The forearm bites resulted in cellulitis, and the employee was hospitalized.

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