Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds

Name: Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds at U.S. Postal Service
Start: 5/17/2017

1 hospitalization · 2017054512 · 5/17/2017 · U.S. Postal Service

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Hand(s), except finger(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: 1319 Sunset Drive, WEST LAFAYETTE, INDIANA, 47906
NAICS: 491110
Jurisdiction: 0

Narrative

An employee was bitten by a dog while delivering mail on a walking route. The employee's right palm was punctured and became infected, requiring hospitalization.

Source

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