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

Silver Maple Pet Center

Non-venomous animal bites except "bugs" · Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures

Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Silver Maple Pet Center, 2014 North Ballas Road, DES PERES, MISSOURI 63131 on — Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures, affecting the Hand(s), finger(s) unspecified.

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.

Hospitalized Hand(s), finger(s) unspecified Cats, felines domestic

U.S. Postal Service

An employee delivered a package. On her way back to her vehicle she was attacked by two dogs that came from around a corner. She was hospitalized with dog bites.

WEST AFFUM DEVELOPMENT CO LLC

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.

Bloom Logistics, Inc.

An employee was delivering a package. A dog bit the employee in the abdominal area, and the employee was hospitalized.

Dept. of Homeland Security - CBP

At about 3:10 p.m. on October 3, 2025, an employee was inspecting a car. Two dogs that had been in another car were leashed and tethered to a bollard. As the employee inspected the first car along with a narcotics detection dog, one of the other dogs came loose and attacked the narcotics dog. The employee was separating the dogs when the other dog bit his left ring finger. The last joint of the finger was injured and part of it was bitten off.

Town and Country Veterinary Hospital

An employee was restraining a cat that was thrashing in its cage while recovering from anesthesia so the veterinarian could administer sedation. The cat bit the employee on their left thumb, resulting in hospitalization due to an infection.

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.

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.

Catskill Animal Sanctuary

An employee was opening a gate when it caught his foot. He fell and suffered a broken left femur.

WADDELL CONCRETE INC.

An employee was readjusting a safety hook to remove hardware from gang forms when his feet slipped. He fell to the ground, resulting in a broken left arm and wrist.

Dollar Tree

An employee was on a step ladder in a store aisle, making room on shelving for merchandise. She fell from the step ladder to the floor, suffering two fractures in her left leg. She was hospitalized, requiring surgery.

Corrigan Brothers Inc

An employee was closing the side cargo door to a company van. The tip of his finger got caught between the door and the door jamb, resulting in a partial amputation.

Plumb Supply Company

An employee lost his footing while climbing an inclined ladder. He stumbled down one step and was able to stabilize himself by holding the railing and twisting his body, but he suffered an internal abdominal injury and was hospitalized.

JRI INDUSTRIES

An employee was manipulating dies on a brake press. The press caught and crushed the employee's right forearm, resulting in hospitalization.