# Electrical burns, unspecified at Southwest Electrical Contracting Services
> OSHA SIR `2018099203` · 9/6/2018 · HOUSTON, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hand(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Electrical burns, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Direct exposure to electricity, unspecified
- **Source:** Electrical wiring-building
## Employer
- **Name:** Southwest Electrical Contracting Services
- **Location:** 6990 Forthwest Blvd Suite 100, HOUSTON, TEXAS, 77024
- **NAICS:** 238210
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was on an 8-foot ladder, taking apart a light fixture in a ceiling grid. A live wire shocked him and he fell to the floor. He suffered burns and lacerations to his left hand.

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