Incident date: 2025-08-15
NAICS industry code: 491110

A mail carrier was delivering mail when aggressive dogs approached. The dog's owner tried to restrain the dogs but one dog broke loose and the mail carrier pepper sprayed that dog. The dog's owner then pushed the mail carrier and he fell on the pavement and injured his neck. The mail carrier was hospitalized.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Hitting, kicking, beating by other person  n.e.c.
code_source: title: Client or customer
code_nature: title: Traumatic injuries or exposures  unspecified
code_body: title: Exterior and musculoskeletal structures of the neck
severity: moderate