Petco
Other animal bites, nonvenomous — Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds — HOUSTON, TEXAS
| Employer | Petco | Report ID | 2016032209 |
| Address | 4431 FM 1960 | City, State ZIP | HOUSTON, TEXAS 77068 |
| Event Date | March 13, 2016 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds | Body Part | Hand(s), unspecified |
| Event Type | Other animal bites, nonvenomous | Source of Injury | Dogs, canines-domestic |
| Industry (NAICS) | 453910 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 30.00000, -95.48000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was preparing a dog for a bath and nail trimming. As the dog was attached to the groomer's helper, it became violent. The dog did a barrel roll and proceeded to bite the employee's hand as it tried to escape from the groomer's helper.
Incident Summary
On March 13, 2016, a worker at Petco in HOUSTON, TEXAS suffered puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds to the hand(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as other animal bites, nonvenomous, with dogs, canines-domestic identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
OSHA has recorded 318 severe injury reports involving "Other animal bites, nonvenomous" incidents in our database. Browse all Other animal bites, nonvenomous injuries.
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