# Open wounds, unspecified at Banfield Pet Hospital
> OSHA SIR `2021075900` · 7/19/2021 · MOUNT PROSPECT, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hand(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Open wounds, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Other animal bites, nonvenomous
- **Source:** Dogs, canines-domestic
## Employer
- **Name:** Banfield Pet Hospital
- **Location:** 101 East Euclid Avenue, MOUNT PROSPECT, ILLINOIS, 60056
- **NAICS:** 541940
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was bitten on the right hand by a dog while checking in the dog for an exam. The employee required surgery and hospitalization.

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