Incident date: 2022-05-06
NAICS industry code: 541940

While an assistant was holding a dog for an exam, the veterinarian bent down and the dog lunged and bit her nose. The veterinarian required hospitalization and surgery.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other animal bites, nonvenomous
code_source: title: Dogs, canines-domestic
code_nature: title: Open wounds, unspecified
code_body: title: Nose, except internal location of diseases or disorders
severity: moderate