United States Postal Service
Other animal bites, nonvenomous — Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds — IRVING, TEXAS
| Employer | United States Postal Service | Report ID | 2016076173 |
| Address | 2300 W. Story Road | City, State ZIP | IRVING, TEXAS 75038 |
| Event Date | July 9, 2016 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds | Body Part | Upper and lower limb(s) |
| Event Type | Other animal bites, nonvenomous | Source of Injury | Dogs, canines-domestic |
| Industry (NAICS) | 491110 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 32.86000, -96.97000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was delivering mail when a dog came from behind and bit him in the left ankle and left palm.
Incident Summary
On July 9, 2016, a worker at United States Postal Service in IRVING, TEXAS suffered puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds to the upper and lower limb(s). The incident was classified as other animal bites, nonvenomous, with dogs, canines-domestic identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
OSHA has recorded 318 severe injury reports involving "Other animal bites, nonvenomous" incidents in our database. Browse all Other animal bites, nonvenomous injuries.
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