# Burns and corrosions, unspecified at Ascension Medical Group
> OSHA SIR `20191011022` · 10/22/2019 · WACO, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Burns and corrosions, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Exposure to harmful substances or environments, unspecified
- **Source:** Medical and surgical instruments and equipment, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Ascension Medical Group
- **Location:** 6901 Medical Pkwy., WACO, TEXAS, 76712
- **NAICS:** 622110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was performing a procedure on a patient when she cauterized her right index finger near her palm. The next day, she noticed that the injury was getting worse and was hospitalized.

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