# Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds at U.S. Postal Service
> OSHA SIR `2023065596` · 6/23/2023 · PHOENIX, ARIZONA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Lower leg(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck against stationary object or equipment, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Fences, fence panels, gates, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Dogs, canines-domestic
## Employer
- **Name:** U.S. Postal Service
- **Location:** 2 S. 35th Ave., PHOENIX, ARIZONA, 85009
- **NAICS:** 491110
- **Jurisdiction:** 0
## Narrative

On June 23, 2023, at 5:00 PM, an employee was delivering mail when he was attacked by two dogs. As he hopped over a fence to escape, his right calf was pierced by the fence spikes. The employee was hospitalized.

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