# Second degree electrical burns at Midwest Elastomers, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2019099771` · 9/18/2019 · WAPAKONETA, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hand(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Second degree electrical burns
## Cause
- **Event:** Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
- **Source:** Lamps, light fixtures
## Employer
- **Name:** Midwest Elastomers, Inc.
- **Location:** 700 Industrial Dr., WAPAKONETA, OHIO, 45895
- **NAICS:** 325212
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On September 18, 2019, at approximately 20:30 hours, an employee was replacing three fluorescent light units with LED light units in the HR office. The lights were turned off using two toggle switches, but were still energized. While installing the second LED light unit, the employee sustained an electric shock, second degree burns to his right hand, and a labral tear and crushing injury to the right shoulder.

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