U. S Postal Service
Other animal bites, nonvenomous — Amputations — ANGLETON, TEXAS
| Employer | U. S Postal Service | Report ID | 2016054546 |
| Address | 617 Cothran | City, State ZIP | ANGLETON, TEXAS 77515 |
| Event Date | May 24, 2016 | Outcome | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Fingertip(s) |
| Event Type | Other animal bites, nonvenomous | Source of Injury | Dogs, canines-domestic |
| Industry (NAICS) | 491110 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 29.18000, -95.42000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was delivering mail to residence and was bitten by a dog resulting in the amputation of the right index fingertip.
Incident Summary
On May 24, 2016, a worker at U. S Postal Service in ANGLETON, TEXAS suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as other animal bites, nonvenomous, with dogs, canines-domestic identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.
Context
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