Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds

Name: Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds at Animal Care & Control
Start: 7/27/2016

1 hospitalization · 2016076829 · 7/27/2016 · Animal Care & Control

Severity

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

Cause

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

Employer

Name: Animal Care & Control
Location: 6227 5th Avenue North, BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA, 35204
NAICS: 541940
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was trying to open a kennel to put a catch pole around a dog when she tripped and fell. The dog ran through the open gate of the kennel and attacked her, biting her right forearm and elbow.

Source

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