# Electrocutions, electric shocks at Georgetown University
> OSHA SIR `2017088171` · 8/24/2017 · WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** BODY SYSTEMS
- **Nature of injury:** Electrocutions, electric shocks
## Cause
- **Event:** Direct exposure to electricity, 220 volts or less
- **Source:** Vacuum cleaners
## Employer
- **Name:** Georgetown University
- **Location:** 3300 Whitehaven Street, WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, 20007
- **NAICS:** 611310
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was operating a backpack vacuum cleaner when the vacuum's power cord was severed, causing an electrical spark that shocked his left leg.

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