U.S. Postal Service
Other animal bites, nonvenomous — Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds — BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA
| Employer | U.S. Postal Service | Report ID | 2016077017 |
| Address | 134 N. 21st St. | City, State ZIP | BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA 70806 |
| Event Date | July 30, 2016 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds | Body Part | Nonclassifiable |
| Event Type | Other animal bites, nonvenomous | Source of Injury | Dogs, canines-domestic |
| Industry (NAICS) | 491110 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 30.44000, -91.16000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was bitten by dog.
Incident Summary
On July 30, 2016, a worker at U.S. Postal Service in BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA suffered puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds to the nonclassifiable. The incident was classified as other animal bites, nonvenomous, with dogs, canines-domestic identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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