# Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds at Department of Homeland Security/ U.S. Border Patrol
> OSHA SIR `20201111169` · 11/26/2020 · EAGLE PASS, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Thigh(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds
## Cause
- **Event:** Other animal bites, nonvenomous
- **Source:** Dogs, canines-domestic
## Employer
- **Name:** Department of Homeland Security/ U.S. Border Patrol
- **Location:** 4156 El Indio Hwy, EAGLE PASS, TEXAS, 78852
- **NAICS:** 928110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

A border patrol agent was bitten by a service dog on the right thigh.

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