# Amputations at Petsmart, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2018088174` · 8/9/2018 · CHELMSFORD, MASSACHUSETTS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Other animal bites, nonvenomous
- **Source:** Dogs, canines-domestic
## Employer
- **Name:** Petsmart, Inc.
- **Location:** 265 Chelmsford Street, CHELMSFORD, MASSACHUSETTS, 01824
- **NAICS:** 453910
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was attempting to open a dog crate when the dog bit the employee's hand, resulting in a fingertip amputation.

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