Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170162697 - Employee bitten capturing escaped monkey

Accident Summary Nr: 170162697 -- Report ID: 0950632 -- Event Date: 09/10/1992
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
119994044	10/07/1992	6324	0	Ucsd - Office Of Animal Resources

Abstract: Employee #1, an animal handler, was bitten while capturing an escaped macaque monkey. Improper equipment design or improper procedures during the transfer of monkeys from shipping crates to cages allowed the monkey to escape. The large four-animal crates did not meet flush with the cage surface due to a cage design flaw. Employee #1 removed his glove to untangle the net after the monkey was netted and was bitten. Standard macaque monkeys commonly carry the herpes virus (monkey variety), which can cause fatal meningitis. The bite itself was not serious but the possibility of infection makes it serious.

Keywords: WORK RULES, ANIMAL HANDLER, ANIMAL BITE, INFECTIOUS DISEASE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	119994044			Non Hospitalized injury	Cut/Laceration	Technicians, n.e.c.

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