# Infections of the skin and subcutaneous tissue, unspecified at U.S. Postal Service
> OSHA SIR `2019066169` · 6/19/2019 · POTOMAC, MARYLAND
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Leg(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Infections of the skin and subcutaneous tissue, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Exposure to harmful substance through skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue, unspecified
- **Source:** Bacteria
- **Secondary source:** Law enforcement and self-defense equipment, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** U.S. Postal Service
- **Location:** 9600 New Bridge Dr., POTOMAC, MARYLAND, 20854
- **NAICS:** 491110
- **Jurisdiction:** 0
## Narrative

An employee had been wearing a training suit while instructing law enforcement trainees in personal defense. Early the following morning, he woke with a fever and a severe headache, requiring hospitalization for a staph infection in his leg.

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