# Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds at United Parcel Service
> OSHA SIR `2018066194` · 6/22/2018 · HUGHESVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Forearm(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds
## Cause
- **Event:** Other animal bites, nonvenomous
- **Source:** Dogs, canines-domestic
## Employer
- **Name:** United Parcel Service
- **Location:** 982 Horn Hill Rd., HUGHESVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA, 17737
- **NAICS:** 492110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

At 7:05 p.m. on June 22, 2018, an employee was bitten by a dog on the lower right arm while delivering a package to a residence. She was treated and released from a medical facility. At about 5:00 a.m. on June 23, she began to experience infection symptoms and was admitted to the hospital.

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