U.S. Postal Service - Los Angeles
Animal and insect related incidents, unspecified — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury — LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA
| Employer | U.S. Postal Service - Los Angeles | Report ID | 2017032210 |
| Address | 7001 S. CENTRAL AVENUE | City, State ZIP | LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA 90052 |
| Event Date | March 9, 2017 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Body Part | Hand(s) and wrist(s) |
| Event Type | Animal and insect related incidents, unspecified | Source of Injury | Dogs, canines-domestic |
| Industry (NAICS) | 491110 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 33.97000, -118.25000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was attacked by a dog on his delivery route resulting in a wrist/hand injury.
Incident Summary
On March 9, 2017, a worker at U.S. Postal Service - Los Angeles in LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA suffered soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury to the hand(s) and wrist(s). The incident was classified as animal and insect related incidents, unspecified, with dogs, canines-domestic identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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