Fractures and surface, flesh wounds

Name: Fractures and surface, flesh wounds at U.S. Postal Service
Start: 5/19/2025

1 hospitalization · 2025054714 · 5/19/2025 · U.S. Postal Service

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Wrist(s) and elbow(s)
Nature of injury: Fractures and surface, flesh wounds

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: 5265 South Dobbs, NEWALLA, OKLAHOMA, 74857
NAICS: 491110
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was delivering a package to a house when they were attacked and bitten by a dog, resulting in a broken right wrist and an open wound on the left elbow.

Source

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