# Electrocutions, electric shocks at Saint Louis University
> OSHA SIR `2019099999` · 9/24/2019 · SAINT LOUIS, MISSOURI
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** BODY SYSTEMS
- **Nature of injury:** Electrocutions, electric shocks
## Cause
- **Event:** Direct exposure to electricity, unspecified
- **Source:** Lighting equipment, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Saint Louis University
- **Location:** 3545 Lindell Boulevard, SAINT LOUIS, MISSOURI, 63108
- **NAICS:** 611310
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

A public safety officer was responding to a motor vehicle accident. An electric crosswalk signal had been severed at the base and suspended over the road by a single cable. While trying to move it so it would not fall onto the road, the officer was shocked, suffering pain and numbness in his left ring and little fingers.

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