# Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds at United States Postal Service
> OSHA SIR `2015074461` · 7/9/2015 · CARENCRO, LOUISIANA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hand(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds
## Cause
- **Event:** Other animal bites, nonvenomous
- **Source:** Dogs, canines-domestic
## Employer
- **Name:** United States Postal Service
- **Location:** 210 Old Heritage, CARENCRO, LOUISIANA, 70520
- **NAICS:** 491110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On 07/09/2015, an employee delivering a package to a residence was bitten on both hands by the inhabitant's dog. The employee was later hospitalized when both hands became swollen.

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*Source: [OSHA Severe Injury Reports](https://www.osha.gov/severe-injury-reports) · MORVS · CC0 1.0*