# Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures at United States Postal Service
> OSHA SIR `2024087784` · 8/23/2024 · NEWARK, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Head and extremities
- **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:** 143 Fleek Ave, NEWARK, OHIO, 43055
- **NAICS:** 491110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was delivering mail to a residence when two dogs came through the screen door and attacked the employee. The employee also tripped and fell while trying to avoid one of the dogs. The employee was hospitalized with bite wounds to their face and legs.

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