Summary: Doctors were able to save the arm of an Oklahoma zoo worker after a tiger bit it Saturday, according to the zoo's facebook page.
"She has a long road of repairs ahead of her but this is a miracle," the post said.
The unidentified employee, whose name was not released, was taken to a hospital and was in stable condition after surgery, said Undersheriff Jim Mullett of Garvin County, about 40 miles south of Oklahoma City. She was awake and speaking on the phone later Saturday, the zoo said.
"A female worker violated safety protocol and placed her hand inside (an) adult male tiger cage," read a statement from zoo owner Joe Schreibvogel.
"She was wearing a large goose down jacket which got bunched up inside the cage wire not allowing her to get her hand back outside the cage wire fast enough and the tiger grabbed her hand pulling her left arm through a 4-inch-square hole."
Analysis:
Don't put your arm/hand in a tigers cage. Even if you work there. Just don't do it. Yeah, she made a mistake and curiosity got the best of her, but don't do just stupid stuff to do stupid stuff. I'm really happy that her arm is okay and that she was able to go to surgery fast enough, but she wouldn't have needed it if she had just followed the rules that are set in place for a reason. It's a tiger! Not Mittens your domesticated house cat.
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