Nipped by a dog at work

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Posting for advice for a friend.

A mate runs a Plumbing company and today one of his guys was bitten / nipped by a dog on a house call. There are some teeth marks and a wound around 3-4mm big.

He has sent the lad off to the hospital to get it looked at and a tetanus booster / check.

Is there anything else he has to do legally? He doesn't want to be at risk of negligence, but also doesn't want report the dog unnecessarily.

Thanks

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55palfers said:

Make an entry in the Accident Book.

He's done that too.

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Riley Blue said:

I was told last week that all dog bites to children have to be reported to the police, not sure about adults as they weren't being discussed but here's a link to government info:

https://www.gov.uk/control-dog-public/overview

Thanks seems quite vague. There is no clear statement saying you "must" report all injuries.

I guess it will be up to the company owner and the individual as to whether they report it.

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Riley Blue said:

I was told last week that all dog bites to children have to be reported to the police, not sure about adults as they weren't being discussed but here's a link to government info:

https://www.gov.uk/control-dog-public/overview

Thanks seems quite vague. There is no clear statement saying you "must" report all injuries.

I guess it will be up to the company owner and the individual as to whether they report it.

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Ok, so the guys were on a house call, the customer was present and the lad (I say lad, I think he's around 24, so anyone younger than 34 is a "lad" to me), bent down to pet the dog. Apparently it was some sort of very small dog, I suspect small terrier or that sort of size.

He only told his boss when they left the house and the job was done. The wound was a 3mm small puncture.

Action is to record it in the accident book, send him to hospital to get a tetanus shot / make sure it's up to date and conduct training around dogs and animals in the work place for the next tool box talk.