# Skull fracture and intracranial injury at U.S. Postal Service
> OSHA SIR `2021109185` · 10/25/2021 · EMMETSBURG, IOWA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Brain
- **Nature of injury:** Skull fracture and intracranial injury
## Cause
- **Event:** Bitten and struck by animal
- **Source:** Dogs, canines-domestic
## Employer
- **Name:** U.S. Postal Service
- **Location:** 1307 Palmer St., EMMETSBURG, IOWA, 50536
- **NAICS:** 491110
- **Jurisdiction:** 0
## Narrative

On October 25, 2021, an employee was attacked by a dog while delivering mail, causing the employee to fall and strike their head on the ground. The employee suffered a fractured skull, bleeding on the brain, bite marks on the arm and leg, and a fractured right arm.

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