# Fractures at The Jacksonville Zoological Society, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `20221211063` · 12/21/2022 · JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Mauled, clawed, or scratched by animal
- **Source:** Mammals, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** The Jacksonville Zoological Society, Inc.
- **Location:** 370 Zoo Parkway, JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA, 32218
- **NAICS:** 712130
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On December 21, 2022, at approximately 5:10 PM, a zoo keeper was attacked by a North American black bear that escaped his enclosure. The employee was hospitalized for clavicle fractures, vertebrae fractures, a wrist fracture, several lacerations across the lower back, abrasions, and an open head wound.

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