Multiple types of open wounds

Name: Multiple types of open wounds at U.S. Postal Service
Start: 2/17/2022

1 hospitalization · 2022021557 · 2/17/2022 · U.S. Postal Service

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Lower leg(s)
Nature of injury: Multiple types of open wounds

Cause

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

Employer

Name: U.S. Postal Service
Location: 401 McConnell St., GREENWOOD, MISSISSIPPI, 38930
NAICS: 491110
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

A postal service employee was delivering mail when they were bitten on the back of their lower legs by a dog at the residence. The employee sustained puncture wounds and lacerations.

Source

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