# Electrocutions, electric shocks at US Postal Service
> OSHA SIR `2017076371` · 7/11/2017 · BRONX, NEW YORK
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** BODY SYSTEMS
- **Nature of injury:** Electrocutions, electric shocks
## Cause
- **Event:** Direct exposure to electricity, 220 volts or less
- **Source:** Power cords, electrical cords, extension cords
## Employer
- **Name:** US Postal Service
- **Location:** 711 E. Gunhill Rd., BRONX, NEW YORK, 10467
- **NAICS:** 491110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee plugged a carrier case light into an extension cord that was defective and received an electrical shock. He was hospitalized.

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