# Electrical burns, unspecified at Bass Electrical
> OSHA SIR `2017098947` · 9/18/2017 · NEW YORK, NEW YORK
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Electrical burns, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Direct exposure to electricity, unspecified
- **Source:** Switchboards, switches, fuses
## Employer
- **Name:** Bass Electrical
- **Location:** 253 East 62nd Street, NEW YORK, NEW YORK, 10065
- **NAICS:** 238210
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was running wires via an electrical panel to provide temporary lights when a ground wire touched the panel's line terminal and created a spark. The spark burned the employee's right elbow and left cheek.

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