Petsmart, Inc.

Other animal bites, nonvenomous — Amputations — CHELMSFORD, MASSACHUSETTS

Employer	Petsmart, Inc.	Report ID	2018088174
Address	265 Chelmsford Street	City, State ZIP	CHELMSFORD, MASSACHUSETTS 01824
Event Date	August 9, 2018	Outcome	Amputation
Nature of Injury	Amputations	Body Part	Fingertip(s)
Event Type	Other animal bites, nonvenomous	Source of Injury	Dogs, canines-domestic
Industry (NAICS)	453910	Inspection #	—
GPS Coordinates	42.61000, -71.33000

Incident Narrative

An employee was attempting to open a dog crate when the dog bit the employee's hand, resulting in a fingertip amputation.

Incident Summary

On August 9, 2018, a worker at Petsmart, Inc. in CHELMSFORD, MASSACHUSETTS suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as other animal bites, nonvenomous, with dogs, canines-domestic identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

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