Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds

Name: Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds at United Parcel Service
Start: 4/13/2020

1 hospitalization · 2020043361 · 4/13/2020 · United Parcel Service

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Lower leg(s)
Nature of injury: Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds

Cause

Event: Other animal bites, nonvenomous
Source: Dogs, canines-domestic

Employer

Name: United Parcel Service
Location: 4601 Inglenook Lane, BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA, 35217
NAICS: 492110
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

On April 13, 2020, a UPS employee was returning to her package car after making a delivery to a customer's porch. When the customer opened their door to retrieve their package, a dog ran out of the house and bit the employee's right calf. The employee was hospitalized.

Source

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