# Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds at Petco
> OSHA SIR `20221110427` · 11/30/2022 · DULUTH, GEORGIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders
- **Nature of injury:** Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds
## Cause
- **Event:** Other animal bites, nonvenomous
- **Source:** Dogs, canines-domestic
## Employer
- **Name:** Petco
- **Location:** 2131 Pleasant Hill Road, DULUTH, GEORGIA, 30096
- **NAICS:** 453910
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was administering a vaccine to a dog when they were bitten in the neck, resulting in injuries to the thyroid and esophagus.

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