# Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds at USPS
> OSHA SIR `2015074499` · 7/9/2015 · HEMPHILL, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Ear(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds
## Cause
- **Event:** Bites and stings, unspecified
- **Source:** Insects, arachnids, mites, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** USPS
- **Location:** Sudden Place Road, HEMPHILL, TEXAS, 75948
- **NAICS:** 491110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was stung by an unknown insect on his ear. The injured employee had a severe allergic reaction and was found by a passerby on the ground.

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