BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA—
Animal Care & Control
Other animal bites, nonvenomous · Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds
Final 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.
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