# Amputations, avulsions, enucleations  unspecified at U.S. Postal Service
> OSHA SIR `2024043038` · 4/6/2024 · BELTON, SOUTH CAROLINA
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations, avulsions, enucleations  unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Non-venomous animal bites  except "bugs"
- **Source:** Dogs, canines domestic
- **Secondary source:** Secondary source not applicable
## Employer
- **Name:** U.S. Postal Service
- **Location:** 103 Breazeale Street, BELTON, SOUTH CAROLINA, 29627
- **NAICS:** 491110
- **Jurisdiction:** 0
## Narrative

An employee was delivering mail and returning to their vehicle when they were attacked by a dog. The dog bit off their left index and middle fingertips.

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