# Multiple types of open wounds at Quakertown Veterinary Clinic
> OSHA SIR `2023099053` · 9/30/2023 · QUAKERTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hand(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Multiple types of open wounds
## Cause
- **Event:** Other animal bites, nonvenomous
- **Source:** Dogs, canines-domestic
## Employer
- **Name:** Quakertown Veterinary Clinic
- **Location:** 2250 N Old Bethlehem Pike, QUAKERTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA, 18951
- **NAICS:** 541940
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

A veterinarian was handling a dog when they were bit on the hand, resulting in a puncture wound/laceration that required hospitalization and surgery.

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