Incident date: 2025-08-08
NAICS industry code: 541940

A cat bit a veterinarian on the thumb while being examined. The wound became infected and the employee was hospitalized.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Non-venomous animal bites  except "bugs"
code_source: title: Cats, felines domestic
code_nature: title: Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures
code_body: title: Thumb(s)
severity: moderate