Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Dallas Zoo Management, Inc., 650 South R.L. Thornton Freeway, DALLAS, TEXAS 75203
on — Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c..
Final narrative
Employees were training red river hogs for shows. An employee was giving a hog a treat when the hog over-reached, biting and partially amputating the employee's left little finger.
AmputationFinger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.Swine and other porcines
More severe injuries at Dallas Zoo Management, Inc.
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.
More severe injuries in this industry (NAICS 712130)
An employee was cutting the end from a bunch of celery with a kitchen knife while holding the celery with their other hand. The blade contacted the tip of their left thumb, resulting in a fingertip amputation including the loss of soft tissue.
On September 2, 2025, an employee was repairing a gorilla structure with a crowbar when he began slipping off the structure and jumped down to the ground. The employee sustained a fractured lower right leg.
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.