Second Accident on job

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Today while on the job at uPS I got bitten by a dog.

i encountered many dogs in my current route some friendly others territorial but harmless and others not so friendly

i know how to deal with dogs when they are set loose in their yards, I hold still and slowly walk forward and if they come up to me, I hold still and let them sniff me

this tactic served me well so far, and many dogs turned out to be friendly or simply have bark worse then bite 

but today I encountered a situation when my tactic failed me.

theres this black furred poodle mix breed I see every day when I go to a certain neighborhood in my route, and HE barks and chases van as it passes by


i don't usually make deliveries to that house, but today we had to stop there before our break. My partner upon seeing the dog out in the yard acting aggressive asked if he could do the house, I said no thinking I can handle it.


i walked slowly up the yard as the dog barked loudly and ran around me. I made one step at a time trying to get around the dog's path.  Then he suddenly jumped at me at the side snd bite me, I moved around trying to get out of way as he bit me other places, as the owner came out and yelled at the dog as I finally ran back to Van 


I was bitten at left arm, leg and right leg


i had layers on to protect me from cold so I haven't had direct contact with the dog's teeth , and my wounds felt like stings thinking it wasn't serious I thought I was fine and went back to route, but after doing next house we decided to check my wounds and I saw gashes at arm and leg and a minor bite mark all though the skin

after making a report about the incident to headquarters and going back to owners to ask about dog and it's medical history, I finally got home to get cleaned and patched up and here I am now at home  
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This is why I don't like some dogs, let alone the irresponsible owners of a dog. They order a package and when it finally arrives they have their mangy mutt out on the loose. If it was me, I probably would have drove right back to the work station without dropping off that parcel, get patched up,  report the incident and then phone ask the owner if the dog has had its shots. If the owner wants to complain that their parcel wasn't dropped off, then that's where I tell them, sorry but you did not provide a safe work environment, you'll have to come and pick it up. For incidents like that the irresponsible owner should have to come and pick up the parcel with their shipping fee they paid being null and void. No refunds :X

I'm not sure if it's still the same, but IIRC it used to be you get vaccination needles in the stomach to treat rabies.