FORT WORTH, TEXAS·
VCA Lakeside Animal Hospital
Needlestick without exposure to harmful substance · Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at VCA Lakeside Animal Hospital, 7817 Jacksboro Hwy, FORT WORTH, TEXAS 76135 on , Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified.
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Final narrative
An employee was drawing meloxicam out of a bottle and poked her thumb with the needle. The employee woke up the next day and her hand was swollen. She was hospitalized for infection and surgery.
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