# Electrical burns, unspecified at North Shore Medical Center
> OSHA SIR `2016076376` · 7/14/2016 · LYNN, MASSACHUSETTS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Arm(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Electrical burns, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
- **Source:** Electrical wiring-building
## Employer
- **Name:** North Shore Medical Center
- **Location:** 500 Lynnfield Street, LYNN, MASSACHUSETTS, 01904
- **NAICS:** 622110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was testing a 240v line that had a fault and received an arc flash burn to their left arm.

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