# Amputations at U.S. Postal Service
> OSHA SIR `20231211008` · 12/1/2023 · TULSA, OKLAHOMA
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Other animal bites, nonvenomous
- **Source:** Dogs, canines-domestic
## Employer
- **Name:** U.S. Postal Service
- **Location:** 1846 N. Jamestown, TULSA, OKLAHOMA, 74115
- **NAICS:** 491110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

A letter carrier was delivering mail when a dog attacked him. The employee's right index fingertip was amputated at the first knuckle.

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