# Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds at U.S. Postal Service
> OSHA SIR `2022032319` · 3/15/2022 · WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Arm(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds
## Cause
- **Event:** Other animal bites, nonvenomous
- **Source:** Dogs, canines-domestic
## Employer
- **Name:** U.S. Postal Service
- **Location:** 2501 Chapman St, WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA, 26003
- **NAICS:** 491110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was bitten on both arms by a dog while delivering mail to a home.

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