# Cuts, lacerations at Omaha Zoological Society
> OSHA SIR `2021064863` · 6/15/2021 · OMAHA, NEBRASKA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Arm(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Cuts, lacerations
## Cause
- **Event:** Mauled, clawed, or scratched by animal
- **Source:** Mammals, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Omaha Zoological Society
- **Location:** 3701 S 10th St, OMAHA, NEBRASKA, 68107
- **NAICS:** 712130
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was trying to take a blood sample from a monkey when it scratched her left arm. She had an adverse reaction to the antiviral medication she received and was hospitalized the next day.

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