# Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury at U.S. Postal Service
> OSHA SIR `2018032449` · 3/12/2018 · COLUMBUS, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Ear(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by animal, unspecified
- **Source:** Dogs, canines-domestic
## Employer
- **Name:** U.S. Postal Service
- **Location:** East City Carrier Unit, COLUMBUS, OHIO, 43216
- **NAICS:** 491110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee delivering mail was attacked by a dog and knocked down. The employee sustained an injury to the right ear.

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