Incident date: 2025-05-13
NAICS industry code: 491110

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.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Non-venomous animal bites  except "bugs"
code_source: title: Dogs, canines domestic
code_nature: title: Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures
code_body: title: Upper and lower extremities  n.e.c.
severity: moderate