HICKORY, NC —
OSHA Injury Report: HICKORY_1366874
Injury · Days away from work
At a glance
On , an injury at HICKORY_1366874 in HICKORY, NC 28602 resulted in days away from work. Employee was cITY CARRIER in mail and Parcel Delivery.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- HICKORY_1366874
- Parent company
- US Postal Service
- Street
- 231 GOVERNMENT AVE SW STE 99
- City
- HICKORY
- State
- NC
- ZIP
- 28602
- On-site location
- Customer Property
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Days away from work (code 2)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days away from work
- 12
Before the incident
Delivering mail along the route.
What happened
DOG BITE - [REDACTED] Carrier was bitten by a dog on the right leg that had broken free from its restraint and was dragging it 's chain with it. The dog bite incident occurred at [REDACTED] but the dog did not belong at that address so there was no scanner alert nor dog warning card for the dog at this location. The carrier did have dog spray on their person but was unable to use it in time due to the unexpected nature of the event. Animal Control found the dog still roaming around but the dog did not have a tag or a chip so it 's place of residence is unknown. The carrier did seek medical.
Injury or illness
Leg-Right- Bite or Sting
Object or substance involved
Dog bite to right leg
Summary line
Carrier was bitten by a dog on the right leg resulting in multiple wounds requiring a total of 13 staples.
Employee and industry
- Job description
- CITY CARRIER
- SOC code
- 43-5052 — Postal Service Mail Carriers
- NAICS code
- 491110 — Mail and Parcel Delivery
- NAICS vintage
- 2022
- Avg employees
- 122
- Total hours worked
- 238828
- EIN
- 41760000
- Establishment ID
- 1212644
- Employer case #
- 239425
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 7:01:00.000
- Time of incident
- 10:01:00.000
- Submitted
- 02MAR24:14:29:00
Source
Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year unspecified. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.