# Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds at Lifeline Animal Project
> OSHA SIR `2015074565` · 7/12/2015 · DECATUR, GEORGIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Arm(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds
## Cause
- **Event:** Other animal bites, nonvenomous
- **Source:** Dogs, canines-domestic
## Employer
- **Name:** Lifeline Animal Project
- **Location:** 845 Camp Road, DECATUR, GEORGIA, 30032
- **NAICS:** 812910
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was mauled by a Staffordshire Bull Terrier that was kept in the office unsecured resulting in injuries to both arms that required surgery and hospitalization.

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*Source: [OSHA Severe Injury Reports](https://www.osha.gov/severe-injury-reports) · MORVS · CC0 1.0*