# Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures at U.S. Postal Service
> OSHA SIR `2025043508` · 4/15/2025 · HOGANSVILLE, GEORGIA
## 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:** U.S. Postal Service
- **Location:** 102 Belmont Farm Road, HOGANSVILLE, GEORGIA, 30230
- **NAICS:** 491110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On April 15, 2025, an employee was delivering mail when they were attacked by three dogs, resulting in bites to the legs and arms. The employee also sustained a head laceration from falling as they were running away from the dogs.

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