A Greenville sanitation worker suffered a leg injury after he was bitten by a dog while collecting trash this week.

The incident took place at a home on Woodland Way near Cleveland Park around 1 p.m. Tuesday.

A city sanitation worker said he was in an alley behind Woodland Way picking up curbside trash when he was bitten. A 2-year-old Labrador Chow mix, Oliver, bit the worker twice on the leg as he stepped into the driveway of a home to collect trash, according to a Greenville Police Department incident report.

The dog bit his right ankle, causing two puncture wounds. Greenville County EMS responded to the scene and bandaged the man, who was then taken to an urgent care center on North Pleasantburg Drive, the report states.

The dog owner told police he has an invisible fence system installed for his dogs and was unaware of any problems with the fence. He said the fence is set up to have a perimeter three feet away from the road. He said he was not aware of the bite incident until he heard his dogs barking excessively, according to the report.

The report states the dog was current on his vaccinations.

The dog was placed in a 10-day quarantine as required by the state Department of Health and Environmental Control. An animal exposure report was given to DHEC after it was completed, according to the report.

The dog owner was issued an animal nuisance citation.