# Fractures at U.S. Postal Service
> OSHA SIR `2017043176` · 4/8/2017 · COLUMBUS, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Shoulder(s), including clavicle(s), scapula(e)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Gored or rammed by animal
- **Source:** Dogs, canines-domestic
## Employer
- **Name:** U.S. Postal Service
- **Location:** 2601 Courtright Road, COLUMBUS, OHIO, 43232
- **NAICS:** 491110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On April 8, 2017, at approximately 2:00 PM, an employee was attacked by a dog while delivering mail. The force of the dog drove the employee backward to the curb, where the employee fell to the street and fractured the right shoulder. The employee was hospitalized.

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