Inspection Detail

Inspection: 120199799 - Uc Davis-Primate Center

Inspection Information - Office: Sacramento District Office

Inspection Nr: 120199799

Report ID: 0950621

Date Opened: 01/05/2006

Site Address:
Uc Davis-Primate Center
County Rd 98 At Hutchison Rd
Davis, CA 95616

Mailing Address:
1 Shields Ave., Davis, CA 95616

Union Status: Union

SIC:8733

NAICS: 541710/ Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: StateGovt

Safety/Health: Health

Close Conference: 06/01/2006

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 06/08/2006

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	101176626

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201179223

Event: 12/02/2005

Employee Is Bitten by Monkey, Finger Becomes Infected

On December 2, 2005, an employee at the UC Davis Primate Center was unstrapping a Rhesus monkey from a specially constructed chair. The UC Davis Primate Center is a research facility that uses animals as subjects for various scientific experiments. The monkey grabbed the researcher's hand and pulled it into its mouth, and bit the tip of his right index finger. The researcher went to Employee Health Services that day and was hospitalized for treatment. He went to Woodland Memorial Hospital on December 3, suffering from finger pain. On December 5, he was reexamined at Employee Health Services, where it was discovered that the wound had become infected. He then went to Sutter Davis Hospital for treatment and was discharged four days later, after two surgeries.

Keywords: FINGER, ANIMAL HANDLER, INFECTION, ANIMAL BITE, SKIN, HAND, PUNCTURE

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	120199799			Hospitalized injury	Puncture	Animal caretakers, except farm

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