# Open wounds, unspecified at U.S. POSTAL SERVICE
> OSHA SIR `2020065759` · 6/20/2020 · FALMOUTH, MAINE
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hand(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:** 52 Ledgewood Dr., FALMOUTH, MAINE, 04105
- **NAICS:** 491110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was delivering mail when a dog bit the employee's right hand. The bite became infected and required hospitalization.

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