COLUMBUS, OHIO—
U.S. Postal Service
Gored or rammed by animal · Fractures
Final narrative
On April 8, 2017, at approximately 2:00 PM, an employee was attacked by a dog while delivering mail. The force of the dog drove the employee backward to the curb, where the employee fell to the street and fractured the right shoulder. The employee was hospitalized.
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