# Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures at United States Postal Service
> OSHA SIR `2024087581` · 8/17/2024 · MANSFIELD, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Lower leg(s)
- **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 States Postal Service
- **Location:** 459 Brenda Drive, MANSFIELD, OHIO, 44903
- **NAICS:** 491110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On August 17, 2024, an employee was walking back to their vehicle after dropping off a package at a customer's door. The customer's dog escaped through the door and attacked the employee, causing lacerations and puncture wounds to their left and right calves. The employee was hospitalized.

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