Fractures

Name: Fractures at U.S. Postal Service
Start: 5/20/2023

1 hospitalization · 2023054516 · 5/20/2023 · U.S. Postal Service

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Wrist(s)
Nature of injury: Fractures

Cause

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

Employer

Name: U.S. Postal Service
Location: 10441 Stanford Ave, GARDEN GROVE, CALIFORNIA, 92842
NAICS: 491110
Jurisdiction: 0

Narrative

A mail carrier was delivering mail to a private residence when a dog came through the screen door and bit the employee's left wrist resulting in a fractured wrist that required surgery.

Source

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