Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures

Name: Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures at U.S. POSTAL SERVICE
Start: 2/11/2025

1 hospitalization · 2025021336 · 2/11/2025 · U.S. POSTAL SERVICE

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Hand(s), finger(s) unspecified
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: 476 EAST MAIN STREET, GALESBURG, ILLINOIS, 61401
NAICS: 491110
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

At about 4:45 p.m. on February 11, 2025, an employee was attacked by a dog while delivering mail at a home. The dog bit the employee's hand. The employee was hospitalized and required surgery.

Source

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