Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures

Name: Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures at U.S. POSTAL SERVICE
Start: 8/23/2025

1 hospitalization · 2025088425 · 8/23/2025 · U.S. POSTAL SERVICE

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Arm(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: 151 Forest Avenue, PORTLAND, MAINE, 04101
NAICS: 491110
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was delivering mail to a mailbox when a dog bit the employee on the left arm in the elbow area. The employee was hospitalized and required surgery.

Source

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