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U.S. Postal Service

Other animal bites, nonvenomous — Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds — SALTILLO, Mississippi

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at U.S. Postal Service in SALTILLO, Mississippi
Employer U.S. Postal Service
Address 1916 Birmingham Ridge Road
City, State ZIP SALTILLO, Mississippi 38866
Report ID 20191212825
Event Date December 13, 2019
Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds
Body Part Leg(s), unspecified
Event Type Other animal bites, nonvenomous
Source of Injury Dogs, canines-domestic
Industry (NAICS) 491110
GPS Coordinates 34.34000, -88.71000

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Incident Narrative

An employee was delivering mail. She stepped out of her vehicle to deliver a package to a house and a dog bit both her legs; she fell and suffered a wrist injury. The bites became infected and she was hospitalized.

Incident Summary

On December 13, 2019, a worker at U.S. Postal Service in SALTILLO, Mississippi suffered puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds to the leg(s), unspecified. 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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