# Electrical burns, unspecified at Con Edison
> OSHA SIR `2019054737` · 5/9/2019 · NEW YORK, NEW YORK
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Wrist(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Electrical burns, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
- **Source:** Power lines, transformers, convertors
## Employer
- **Name:** Con Edison
- **Location:** W145 St and St Nicholas, NEW YORK, NEW YORK, 10031
- **NAICS:** 221121
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was in a manhole when he mis-stepped and lost his balance. His right hand then contacted an energized wire, causing an arc flash that burned his right wrist. He was hospitalized.

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