# Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures at United Parcel Service, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2024054673` · 5/28/2024 · JOPPA, ALABAMA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Ears and facial region  unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures
## Cause
- **Event:** Non-venomous animal bites  except "bugs"
- **Source:** Dogs, canines domestic
- **Secondary source:** Secondary source not applicable
## Employer
- **Name:** United Parcel Service, Inc.
- **Location:** 309 County Road 1815, JOPPA, ALABAMA, 35087
- **NAICS:** 492210
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was delivering packages to a residential address when they were attacked by a dog. The employee sustained bites to the face.

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