# Electrocutions, electric shocks at Highland Hospital
> OSHA SIR `2019088897` · 8/27/2019 · ROCHESTER, NEW YORK
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** BODY SYSTEMS
- **Nature of injury:** Electrocutions, electric shocks
## Cause
- **Event:** Direct exposure to electricity, unspecified
- **Source:** Ranges, cooking ovens, grills, toasters, food warmers
- **Secondary source:** Water
## Employer
- **Name:** Highland Hospital
- **Location:** 1000 South Avenue, ROCHESTER, NEW YORK, 14620
- **NAICS:** 622110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee had just removed a food item from a steamer and was walking toward the plate warmer to put the food on top of it. The employee slipped on a small amount of water on the floor, grabbed onto the side of the plate warmer, and suffered an electrical shock.

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