Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds

Name: Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds at Philips North America LLC
Start: 10/19/2022

1 hospitalization · 2022109165 · 10/19/2022 · Philips North America LLC

Severity

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

Cause

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

Employer

Name: Philips North America LLC
Location: 508 South Church Street, MOUNT PLEASANT, PENNSYLVANIA, 15666
NAICS: 423450
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was delivering in-person support for patient monitor installation at a hospital. While in the hallway, the employee encountered a hospital employee walking a patient's emotional support dog. The dog bit the employee's left hand, and the employee was hospitalized for infection.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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