Other animal bites, nonvenomous · Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Salisbury Behavioral Health, Inc. , Client's Home, ALLENTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA 18106
on — Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds, affecting the nonclassifiable.
Final narrative
An employee was bitten by a client's dog during an in-home treatment session, requiring hospitalization.
HospitalizedNonclassifiableDogs, canines-domestic
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