105,313Records 71,083Employers 85,290Hospitalizations 27,770Amputations 2015-01-01 2025-10-31
Safety Incidents OSHA Severe Injury Reports · 2015–2025

Pet Scoop, Inc.

Other animal bites, nonvenomous · Open wounds, unspecified

Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Pet Scoop, Inc., 7168 W Adriatic Ave, LAKEWOOD, COLORADO 80227 on — Open wounds, unspecified, affecting the upper and lower limb(s).

An employee was scooping dog waste when a dog bit her on the left hand and right calf.

Hospitalized Upper and lower limb(s) Dogs, canines-domestic

PetSmart- Store 422

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.

Angel's Pet Hospital

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.

U.S. Postal Service

A letter carrier was delivering mail when a dog attacked him. The employee's right index fingertip was amputated at the first knuckle.

Miramar West Animal Hospital

An employee was assisting a doctor with treating a dog when the dog bit them on their face near their eye.

Community Partners

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.

American Pet Resort, LLC

An employee was retrieving a dog from a kennel so it could be taken home. The dog bit her lip, removing a piece of flesh.

Silver Maple Pet Center

An employee was participating in playtime with a cat. She was petting the cat when the cat bit her right hand. The employee was hospitalized.

Haflinger Haven

On June 20, 2025, an employee fell from a horse, suffered a head injury, and was hospitalized.

PETCO Animal Supplies Stores, Inc.

An employee was working to put a dog in a kennel. The dog pulled hard on the employee, causing a lumbar disc herniation and severe back pain. The employee was hospitalized and required surgery.

ABC Supply Company

An employee was delivering materials. He was doing his pre-delivery inspection on the roof of the jobsite (a warehouse) when he fell through a plexiglass skylight. He landed on his feet on the concrete floor 14 feet below. The employee sustained fractures to his spine, left ulnar/radius, and right heel. The employee required surgery.

Burke Builders Inc

An employee was cutting cabinet trim using a table saw when four fingers on his left hand were severed, resulting in hospitalization and amputation.

Circle Graphics, Inc.

An employee was removing packaging from a roll of printing substrate. The blade of their utility knife got stuck. The employee used both hands to free the knife and the blade partially amputated their left little fingertip.

FLATIRON CONSTRUCTION CORP.

A concrete batch plant operator was assisting with clearing spoil piles using a skid steer. The skid steer backed into a stationary screen plant. The employee's left little finger was crushed between the controls of the skid steer and the screen plant, resulting in a fracture and laceration. The employee's finger was surgically amputated.

Takkion OPS Management

An employee was standing on an extension ladder, using a torquing tool to remove bolts that secured blades to a rotor. When the torquing tool activated, its reaction arm came around and pinched the employee's right middle finger against a lifting eye. His fingertip was amputated.