# Gunshot wounds at United States Postal Service
> OSHA SIR `2020010467` · 1/16/2020 · VAIDEN, MISSISSIPPI
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Head, unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Gunshot wounds
## Cause
- **Event:** Shooting by other person-intentional
- **Source:** Assailant, suspect, n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Firearm, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** United States Postal Service
- **Location:** Hwy 35, VAIDEN, MISSISSIPPI, 39176
- **NAICS:** 491110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

A rural mail carrier was shot by an assailant while delivering mail and sustained head trauma.

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