# Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds at VCA Capital Area Veterinary Specialists
> OSHA SIR `2022109141` · 10/19/2022 · AUSTIN, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hand(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds
## Cause
- **Event:** Other animal bites, nonvenomous
- **Source:** Dogs, canines-domestic
## Employer
- **Name:** VCA Capital Area Veterinary Specialists
- **Location:** 7958 Shoal Creek Boulevard, AUSTIN, TEXAS, 78757
- **NAICS:** 541940
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

A veterinary employee was intubating a dog when its mouth clamped down on her hand.

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