Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds

Name: Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds at Asplundh Tree Expert Co.
Start: 12/28/2015

1 hospitalization · 2015129754 · 12/28/2015 · Asplundh Tree Expert Co.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Forearm(s)
Nature of injury: Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds

Cause

Event: Other animal bites, nonvenomous
Source: Dogs, canines-domestic

Employer

Name: Asplundh Tree Expert Co.
Location: 214 Evergreen Church Road, SEMINARY, MISSISSIPPI, 39479
NAICS: 561730
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was setting a truck to begin work trimming trees. As the employee walked around the truck to place a wheel chock, a dog came out from under the carport of a home and bit the employee's right forearm. The employee was treated and released. He was later admitted to the hospital for an infection.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown