Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds

Name: Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds at U.S. Postal Service
Start: 5/28/2015

1 hospitalization · 2015053251 · 5/28/2015 · U.S. Postal Service

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Arm(s), unspecified
Nature of injury: Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds

Cause

Event: Other animal bites, nonvenomous
Source: Dogs, canines-domestic

Employer

Name: U.S. Postal Service
Location: 12335 Bermuda Drive, MARION, ILLINOIS, 62959
NAICS: 491110
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

While delivering mail to a private residence, a mail carrier was attacked by a resident's dog. The carrier received 3 puncture wounds to the arm. She received treatment the day of the event. She went to a specialist the next day who admitted her to the hospital.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown