# Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds at APEX HOME HEALTH, L.L.C.
> OSHA SIR `2015010156` · 1/6/2015 · BOGALUSA, LOUISIANA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Nonclassifiable
- **Nature of injury:** Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds
## Cause
- **Event:** Other animal bites, nonvenomous
- **Source:** Dogs, canines-domestic
## Employer
- **Name:** APEX HOME HEALTH, L.L.C.
- **Location:** 1329 Main Street, BOGALUSA, LOUISIANA, 70427
- **NAICS:** 623110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was visiting a patient's home. Upon entering the fence of the patient's yard, one of the patient's dogs attacked the employee. The employee received several dog bites.

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