# Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures at U.S. Postal Service
> OSHA SIR `2025054489` · 5/13/2025 · TRUMANN, ARKANSAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Upper and lower extremities  n.e.c.
- **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:** 301 Hwy 463 S, TRUMANN, ARKANSAS, 72472
- **NAICS:** 491110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On May 13, 2025, a mail carrier was attacked by a dog while delivering a package. The employee suffered a loss of muscle on the right arm, lacerations to the left arm, and punctures and lacerations to both legs. The employee was hospitalized.

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