# Multiple types of open wounds at United States Postal Service
> OSHA SIR `2021076009` · 7/21/2021 · WARRENS, WISCONSIN
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Upper and lower limb(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Multiple types of open wounds
## Cause
- **Event:** Other animal bites, nonvenomous
- **Source:** Dogs, canines-domestic
## Employer
- **Name:** United States Postal Service
- **Location:** 302 Main Street, WARRENS, WISCONSIN, 54666
- **NAICS:** 491110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was delivering a certified letter and was attacked by a dog. The employee sustained bites to the leg and arm that requires stitches and hospitalization.

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