# Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures at Hancock Veterinary Services
> OSHA SIR `2024087021` · 8/1/2024 · SPRINGDALE, ARKANSAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hand(s) and arm(s)  n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures
## Cause
- **Event:** Multiple types of contact with animals
- **Source:** Cats, felines domestic
- **Secondary source:** Secondary source not applicable
## Employer
- **Name:** Hancock Veterinary Services
- **Location:** 1155 East Henri De Tonti Boulevard, SPRINGDALE, ARKANSAS, 72762
- **NAICS:** 541940
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was carrying a feline patient to be placed on oxygen when the cat bit their right hand and scratched their arm.

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