# Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds at United States Postal Service
> OSHA SIR `2016098818` · 9/17/2016 · CINCINNATI, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Lower leg(s)
- **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:** 3336 Harrison Avenue, CINCINNATI, OHIO, 45211
- **NAICS:** 491110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was bitten by a dog while delivering mail, suffering a puncture wound to the left calf that required surgery.

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