# Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures at Orchard Park Veterinary Medical Associates, PLLC
> OSHA SIR `2024076005` · 7/4/2024 · ORCHARD PARK, NEW YORK
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hand(s), finger(s)  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:** Orchard Park Veterinary Medical Associates, PLLC
- **Location:** 3930 North Buffalo Rd, ORCHARD PARK, NEW YORK, 14127
- **NAICS:** 541940
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was transporting a dog with a muzzle from the owner's car to a gurney. The dog was trashing around. The muzzle came off and the dog bit the employee's right hand. The employee sustained 3-4 puncture wounds on the top and bottom on her right hand.

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