Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures

Name: Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures at U.S. Postal Service
Start: 9/2/2024

1 hospitalization · 2024098120 · 9/2/2024 · U.S. Postal Service

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Trunk and other upper extremities
Nature of injury: Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures

Cause

Event: Non-venomous animal bites except "bugs"
Source: Dogs, canines domestic
Secondary source: Secondary source not applicable

Employer

Name: U.S. Postal Service
Location: 90 Lakewood Dr., HENDERSONVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA, 28792
NAICS: 491110
Jurisdiction: 0

Narrative

An employee was delivering a package when a dog came out of the residence and bit her several times on both arms. The employee was hospitalized with severe lacerations to her arms and chest.

Source

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