# Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures at Sonic Drive-In
> OSHA SIR `2025021880` · 2/26/2025 · ROCKDALE, TEXAS
## 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:** Sonic Drive-In
- **Location:** 1204 West Cameron Avenue, ROCKDALE, TEXAS, 76567
- **NAICS:** 722513
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was assisting animal control personnel with loading a stray dog into their truck when the dog bit the employee's face. The employee was hospitalized with facial injuries that required surgery.

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