Skull fracture and intracranial injury

Name: Skull fracture and intracranial injury at U.S. Postal Service
Start: 10/25/2021

1 hospitalization · 2021109185 · 10/25/2021 · U.S. Postal Service

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Brain
Nature of injury: Skull fracture and intracranial injury

Cause

Event: Bitten and struck by animal
Source: Dogs, canines-domestic

Employer

Name: U.S. Postal Service
Location: 1307 Palmer St., EMMETSBURG, IOWA, 50536
NAICS: 491110
Jurisdiction: 0

Narrative

On October 25, 2021, an employee was attacked by a dog while delivering mail, causing the employee to fall and strike their head on the ground. The employee suffered a fractured skull, bleeding on the brain, bite marks on the arm and leg, and a fractured right arm.

Source

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