# Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds at U.S. Postal Service
> OSHA SIR `2021032005` · 3/6/2021 · DETROIT, MICHIGAN
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hand(s), unspecified
- **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:** 13426 Schaffer Hwy, DETROIT, MICHIGAN, 48227
- **NAICS:** 491110
- **Jurisdiction:** 0
## Narrative

At about 12:45 p.m. on March 6, 2021, a U.S. Postal Service mail carrier was delivering mail when a dog jumped a fence and bit his left hand.

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*Source: [OSHA Severe Injury Reports](https://www.osha.gov/severe-injury-reports) · AI Analytics · CC0 1.0*