# Fractures at U.S. Post Office
> OSHA SIR `2017099368` · 9/16/2017 · DOWAGIAC, MICHIGAN
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Thoracic region
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Animal and insect related incidents, unspecified
- **Source:** Dogs, canines-domestic
## Employer
- **Name:** U.S. Post Office
- **Location:** 202 Commercial St., DOWAGIAC, MICHIGAN, 49047
- **NAICS:** 491110
- **Jurisdiction:** 0
## Narrative

An employee was delivering mail to a residence and was attacked by a dog. The employee fell suffering a fractured back vertebra.

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