U.S. Postal Service
Non-venomous animal bites except "bugs" — Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures — COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA
| Employer | U.S. Postal Service | Report ID | 2025065167 |
| Address | 8505 Two Notch Road, CAE-Northeast Branch | City, State ZIP | COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA 29223 |
| Event Date | June 1, 2025 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures | Body Part | Jaw, chin |
| Event Type | Non-venomous animal bites except "bugs" | Source of Injury | Dogs, canines domestic |
| Secondary Source | Secondary source not applicable | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 491110 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 34.09000, -80.92000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was delivering a package to a house when a dog came through the storm door, jumped on the employee, and bit them in the lower jaw.
Incident Summary
On June 1, 2025, a worker at U.S. Postal Service in COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA suffered cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures to the jaw, chin. The incident was classified as non-venomous animal bites except "bugs", with dogs, canines domestic identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
OSHA has recorded 70 severe injury reports involving "Non-venomous animal bites except "bugs"" incidents in our database. Browse all Non-venomous animal bites except "bugs" injuries.
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