# Cuts, lacerations at United States Postal Service
> OSHA SIR `2015108183` · 10/31/2015 · BATAVIA, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Jaw, chin
- **Nature of injury:** Cuts, lacerations
## Cause
- **Event:** Other animal bites, nonvenomous
- **Source:** Dogs, canines-domestic
## Employer
- **Name:** United States Postal Service
- **Location:** 1441 Green Pheasant Lane, BATAVIA, ILLINOIS, 60510
- **NAICS:** 492110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On or about October 31, 2015, an employee was delivering a parcel and was bitten by the homeowner's dog that resulted in hospitalization and 26 stitches to the jaw.

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