# Amputations at U.S. Postal Service
> OSHA SIR `2021109182` · 10/25/2021 · KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Nonclassifiable
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Other animal bites, nonvenomous
- **Source:** Dogs, canines-domestic
## Employer
- **Name:** U.S. Postal Service
- **Location:** 2201 East Truman Road, KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI, 64127
- **NAICS:** 491110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was bitten by a dog while on a postal route resulting in an amputation.

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