# Electrical burns, unspecified at National Grid
> OSHA SIR `20181111999` · 11/21/2018 · DELMAR, NEW YORK
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Electrical burns, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
- **Source:** Electric parts, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** National Grid
- **Location:** Unionville Substation, DELMAR, NEW YORK, 12054
- **NAICS:** 238210
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was doing maintenance work in a substation. As the employee inspected a piece of electrical equipment, an electrical flash occurred in the equipment. The employee's finger was burned.

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