Other animal bites, nonvenomous · Multiple types of open wounds
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Lackland Airforce Base, 1219 Knight Street, SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS 78236
on — Multiple types of open wounds, affecting the multiple body parts, n.e.c..
Final narrative
An employee was feeding a military dog. The employee approached the kennel, placed the pan on the floor, and unlatched the gate to allow the military dog to come out to eat. Before the employee could get the gate closed, the military dog bypassed the gate and bit the employee on the left side of the abdomen, right wrist, palm, and pinky finger, causing pressure bites, punctures, and multiple lacerations.
HospitalizedMultiple body parts, n.e.c.Dogs, canines-domestic
An employee was opening a kennel door to take a dog on a walk when the dog bit his hand/finger. The employee suffered a partial finger amputation that required surgery.
On December 19, 2023, an employee entered a cat kennel to remove a litter box and food and water dishes. The employee was bitten by a cat on her left hand. She noticed swelling the next day, resulting in hospitalization.
An employee was helping a patient who was carrying a cat up the stairs. The cat bit the employee on their right forearm, resulting in an infection that required hospitalization.
After cutting a slab of beef short ribs, an employee turned to grab the pieces he had cut and his right hand contacted the saw blade. The employee sustained an amputation to his right index finger.
An employee was unloading a carpet pad from a truck when they fell from the truck dock to the concrete below, resulting in five fractured ribs and an injury to their left lung.
An employee was walking up a walkway to enter a building through the back entrance when she tripped over the lip of the cement ramp. The employee fell and sustained a fractured right hip.