# Electrocutions, electric shocks at Best Buy Stores, LP
> OSHA SIR `2016076515` · 7/19/2016 · SOUTH DAYTONA, FLORIDA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** BODY SYSTEMS
- **Nature of injury:** Electrocutions, electric shocks
## Cause
- **Event:** Indirect exposure to electricity, unspecified
- **Source:** Washers, dryers, and cleaning machinery and appliances, n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Electrical wiring-building
## Employer
- **Name:** Best Buy Stores, LP
- **Location:** 2440 Kenilworth Ave, SOUTH DAYTONA, FLORIDA, 32119
- **NAICS:** 442110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was assisting during the installation of a new washer/dryer in a private residence. After plugging in the appliance to an outlet, he touched the dryer and received an electric shock. He was hospitalized.

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