Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds

Name: Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds at United States Postal Service
Start: 5/17/2021

1 hospitalization · 2021054041 · 5/17/2021 · United States Postal Service

Severity

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

Cause

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

Employer

Name: United States Postal Service
Location: 1927 E. Sangamon, SPRINGFIELD, ILLINOIS, 62702
NAICS: 491110
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

On May 17, 2021, at approximately 12:30 p.m. a letter carrier was delivering mail to a residence when a dog broke free from his chain and attacked her. She sustained a bite on her right thigh and a cut on her head from falling to the ground. She was hospitalized.

Source

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