Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201076866 - Employee Injures Leg When Attached by Panda Bear

Accident Summary Nr: 201076866 -- Report ID: 0950632 -- Event Date: 03/13/2011
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
312686223	03/16/2011	8422	712130	The San Diego Zoo

Abstract: At approximately 7:18 a.m. on March 13, 2011, Employee #1 was working as a Senior Animal Keeper at a zoo, tending to a panda bear. For an unknown reason, the panda bear bit Employee #1 on her right calf. She received first aid onsite and then was taken to Kaiser Zion Hospital, where she was hospitalized and treated for a fractured fibula, as well as a laceration to her calf.

Keywords: FRACTURE, ANIMAL HANDLER, LACERATION, ANIMAL BITE, LEG

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	312686223			Hospitalized injury	Cut/Laceration	Animal caretakers, except farm

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