# Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds at PETCO animal supplies
> OSHA SIR `2019033217` · 3/28/2019 · DENVER, COLORADO
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Forearm(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds
## Cause
- **Event:** Other animal bites, nonvenomous
- **Source:** Dogs, canines-domestic
## Employer
- **Name:** PETCO animal supplies
- **Location:** 4100 E Mexico Ave, DENVER, COLORADO, 80222
- **NAICS:** 453910
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee had placed a dog on a drying table after bathing when the dog bit the employee's lower left arm, causing two puncture wounds.

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