# Electrical burns, unspecified at Paul Dinto Electrical Contractor, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2019077496` · 7/23/2019 · NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hand(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Electrical burns, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Direct exposure to electricity, 220 volts or less
- **Source:** Electrical wiring-building
## Employer
- **Name:** Paul Dinto Electrical Contractor, Inc.
- **Location:** 260 Whitney Avenue / Yale Science Bldg., NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT, 06511
- **NAICS:** 238210
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was making electrical connections for lighting in the first floor locker room. While connecting two wires the employee sustained a transthoracic electric shock and burns on both hands.

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