# Amputations involving bone loss at Zoological Society of Cincinnati
> OSHA SIR `2024109948` · 10/25/2024 · CINCINNATI, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Thumb(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations involving bone loss
## Cause
- **Event:** Non-venomous animal bites  except "bugs"
- **Source:** Mammals  n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Secondary source not applicable
## Employer
- **Name:** Zoological Society of Cincinnati
- **Location:** 3400 Vine St., CINCINNATI, OHIO, 45220
- **NAICS:** 712130
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was feeding a bonobo (primate) when it bit them and amputated their right thumb at a knuckle.

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