Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds

Name: Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds at U.S. Postal Service
Start: 4/26/2017

1 hospitalization · 2017043850 · 4/26/2017 · U.S. Postal Service

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Forearm(s)
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: 3831 Elm Street, EAST CHICAGO, INDIANA, 46312
NAICS: 491110
Jurisdiction: 0

Narrative

An employee was delivering mail at a customer's residence when the customer opened the door to take out the trash and a dog ran out and bit the employee's right forearm.

Source

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