Non-venomous animal bites except "bugs" · Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at WEST AFFUM DEVELOPMENT CO LLC, In the field, at a patient's home., SNYDER, TEXAS 79549
on , Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures, affecting the forearm(s).
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Final narrative
An employee was visiting a patient's home to fit them with a wearable cardiac defibrillator. As he was walking from the front door to his car, a large dog broke free from a chain and attacked him. He was bitten on the forearm and fell. The patient was then able to restrain the dog. The employee was hospitalized with severe dog bites and required surgery.