# Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds at U.S. Postal Service
> OSHA SIR `2017054512` · 5/17/2017 · WEST LAFAYETTE, INDIANA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **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.

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