# Open wounds, unspecified at USPS
> OSHA SIR `2023065179` · 6/12/2023 · ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Lower leg(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Open wounds, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Other animal bites, nonvenomous
- **Source:** Dogs, canines-domestic
## Employer
- **Name:** USPS
- **Location:** 525 Dallas SE, ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO, 87108
- **NAICS:** 491110
- **Jurisdiction:** 0
## Narrative

On June 12, 2023, at approximately 12:00 PM, a mail carrier was bitten by a dog on her left calf while delivering mail. The employee was hospitalized and required surgery.

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