# Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds at Census Bureau
> OSHA SIR `2020087875` · 8/19/2020 · PAOLI, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Ankle(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds
## Cause
- **Event:** Other animal bites, nonvenomous
- **Source:** Dogs, canines-domestic
## Employer
- **Name:** Census Bureau
- **Location:** Paoli Pike & Manor Rd, PAOLI, PENNSYLVANIA, 19301
- **NAICS:** 926110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

A census worker was approaching a residence when a dog bit her ankle. One of its teeth was embedded in the ankle and she was hospitalized, undergoing surgery.

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