# Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds at United Parcel Service Co.
> OSHA SIR `2020010061` · 1/3/2020 · APOPKA, FLORIDA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Ankle(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds
## Cause
- **Event:** Other animal bites, nonvenomous
- **Source:** Dogs, canines-domestic
## Employer
- **Name:** United Parcel Service Co.
- **Location:** 1260 Welch Ridge Terrace, APOPKA, FLORIDA, 32712
- **NAICS:** 492110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was attempting to deliver a package when two dogs charged at the employee after the homeowner opened the door. One of the dogs bit the employee's left ankle, injuring the Achilles tendon. The employee was hospitalized and had surgery.

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