# Open wounds, unspecified at United States Postal Service
> OSHA SIR `2020076318` · 7/7/2020 · YOUNGSTOWN, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Lower leg(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Open wounds, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Other animal bites, nonvenomous
- **Source:** Dogs, canines-domestic
## Employer
- **Name:** United States Postal Service
- **Location:** 2340 Buckeye Circleyou, YOUNGSTOWN, OHIO, 44502
- **NAICS:** 491110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An city mail carrier was attacked by a dog while delivering mail. The dog bit the carrier's left shin severely; the carrier was hospitalized, requiring surgery.

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