# Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds at Petco
> OSHA SIR `2016032209` · 3/13/2016 · HOUSTON, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hand(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds
## Cause
- **Event:** Other animal bites, nonvenomous
- **Source:** Dogs, canines-domestic
## Employer
- **Name:** Petco
- **Location:** 4431 FM 1960, HOUSTON, TEXAS, 77068
- **NAICS:** 453910
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was preparing a dog for a bath and nail trimming. As the dog was attached to the groomer's helper, it became violent. The dog did a barrel roll and proceeded to bite the employee's hand as it tried to escape from the groomer's helper.

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