United States Postal Service
Non-venomous animal bites except "bugs" — Fractures and surface, flesh wounds — BRAINTREE, MASSACHUSETTS
| Employer | United States Postal Service | Report ID | 2025065417 |
| Address | 1258 Washington Street | City, State ZIP | BRAINTREE, MASSACHUSETTS 02184 |
| Event Date | June 6, 2025 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Fractures and surface, flesh wounds | Body Part | Part of body unspecified |
| 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 | 42.19000, -71.00000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was delivering mail when a dog charged at him and attacked him, biting him. While escaping from the dog, the gate latch did not engage and he went to climb over the fence; he fell and suffered a broken leg.
Incident Summary
On June 6, 2025, a worker at United States Postal Service in BRAINTREE, MASSACHUSETTS suffered fractures and surface, flesh wounds to the part of body unspecified. 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
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