# Multiple intracranial injuries, n.e.c. at U.S. Postal Service Whittier
> OSHA SIR `20221210957` · 12/17/2022 · WHITTIER, CALIFORNIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Brain
- **Nature of injury:** Multiple intracranial injuries, n.e.c.
## Cause
- **Event:** Animal and insect related incidents, unspecified
- **Source:** Dogs, canines-domestic
## Employer
- **Name:** U.S. Postal Service Whittier
- **Location:** 8520 Michigan Ave, WHITTIER, CALIFORNIA, 90605
- **NAICS:** 454113
- **Jurisdiction:** 0
## Narrative

A mail carrier was delivering mail when she was attacked by a dog, causing her to fall to the ground and hit her head on the concrete. The employee lost consciousness and was hospitalized with a concussion and an internal head injury.

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