# Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures at Animal Care and Control of NYC
> OSHA SIR `2025043444` · 4/13/2025 · NEW YORK, NEW YORK
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hand(s) and finger(s)
- **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:** Animal Care and Control of NYC
- **Location:** 326 E 110th St, NEW YORK, NEW YORK, 10029
- **NAICS:** 541940
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was transporting a cat from a holder to a room when the cat attempted to jump and flee. The employee went to catch the cat when she suffered a bite on her right index finger and a scratch on her right palm.

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