# Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures at USPS
> OSHA SIR `2024064822` · 6/1/2024 · NORTHPORT, NEW YORK
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Leg(s)  unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures
## Cause
- **Event:** Mauled, clawed, scratched by animal
- **Source:** Dogs, canines domestic
- **Secondary source:** Secondary source not applicable
## Employer
- **Name:** USPS
- **Location:** 240 Main St., NORTHPORT, NEW YORK, 11768
- **NAICS:** 491110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

A carrier's leg was severely scratched by a dog. The employee was hospitalized.

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