# Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures at U.S. POSTAL SERVICE
> OSHA SIR `2025021336` · 2/11/2025 · GALESBURG, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hand(s), finger(s)  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:** U.S. POSTAL SERVICE
- **Location:** 476 EAST MAIN STREET, GALESBURG, ILLINOIS, 61401
- **NAICS:** 491110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

At about 4:45 p.m. on February 11, 2025, an employee was attacked by a dog while delivering mail at a home. The dog bit the employee's hand. The employee was hospitalized and required surgery.

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