United States Postal Service
Other animal bites, nonvenomous — Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds — HOUSTON, TEXAS
| Employer | United States Postal Service | Report ID | 2016099131 |
| Address | 7117 Bauman Rd | City, State ZIP | HOUSTON, TEXAS 77022 |
| Event Date | September 27, 2016 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds | Body Part | Elbow(s) |
| Event Type | Other animal bites, nonvenomous | Source of Injury | Dogs, canines-domestic |
| Industry (NAICS) | 491110 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 29.82000, -95.37000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was bitten by a dog on the left elbow as he was delivering mail.
Incident Summary
On September 27, 2016, a worker at United States Postal Service in HOUSTON, TEXAS suffered puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds to the elbow(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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