# Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures at VCA Alameda East Veterinary Hospital
> OSHA SIR `2024054779` · 5/31/2024 · DENVER, COLORADO
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Ears and facial region  unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures
## Cause
- **Event:** Non-venomous animal bites  except "bugs"
- **Source:** Dogs, canines domestic
- **Secondary source:** Secondary source not applicable
## Employer
- **Name:** VCA Alameda East Veterinary Hospital
- **Location:** 9770 E. Alameda, DENVER, COLORADO, 80247
- **NAICS:** 541940
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An veterinarian was working on a sedated dog when the dog woke up and bit their face.

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