# Amputations at Roger's Electric, Incorporated
> OSHA SIR `2016076125` · 7/8/2016 · STATE COLLEGE, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
- **Source:** Switchboards, switches, fuses
## Employer
- **Name:** Roger's Electric, Incorporated
- **Location:** 500 E Marylyn Avenue, STATE COLLEGE, PENNSYLVANIA, 16801
- **NAICS:** 238210
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was shocked while modifying a lighting circuit, burning his hands and causing a right index finger amputation.

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*Source: [OSHA Severe Injury Reports](https://www.osha.gov/severe-injury-reports) · MORVS · CC0 1.0*