# Open wounds, unspecified at U.S. Postal Service
> OSHA SIR `2019054951` · 5/15/2019 · DENVER, COLORADO
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Open wounds, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Other animal bites, nonvenomous
- **Source:** Dogs, canines-domestic
## Employer
- **Name:** U.S. Postal Service
- **Location:** 1357 S Decator St, DENVER, COLORADO, 80219
- **NAICS:** 491110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was attacked and bitten on the finger by a dog while delivering mail, resulting in a possible amputation of the pinky finger.

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