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VCA Pets Are People Too Roswell Animal Hospital

Other animal bites, nonvenomous — Avulsions, enucleations — ROSWELL, GEORGIA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at VCA Pets Are People Too Roswell Animal Hospital in ROSWELL, GEORGIA
Employer VCA Pets Are People Too Roswell Animal Hospital Report ID 20191212501
Address 535 Sun Valley Drive City, State ZIP ROSWELL, GEORGIA 30076
Event Date December 4, 2019 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Avulsions, enucleations Body Part Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
Event Type Other animal bites, nonvenomous Source of Injury Dogs, canines-domestic
Industry (NAICS) 453910 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 34.05000, -84.33000

Incident Narrative

An employee was attacked by a police dog while trying to tag it. The dog attacked her face and left arm, causing the loss of a third of the muscle mass in her arm, the loss of her lower right eyelid, and cuts all the way through her bottom lip.

Incident Summary

On December 4, 2019, a worker at VCA Pets Are People Too Roswell Animal Hospital in ROSWELL, GEORGIA suffered avulsions, enucleations to the multiple body parts, n.e.c.. The incident was classified as other animal bites, nonvenomous, with dogs, canines-domestic identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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