# Electrical burns, unspecified at Electrical Construction & Communications, Inc
> OSHA SIR `20191212638` · 12/9/2019 · SARASOTA, FLORIDA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Nonclassifiable
- **Nature of injury:** Electrical burns, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Direct exposure to electricity, unspecified
- **Source:** Electric parts, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Electrical Construction & Communications, Inc
- **Location:** Sarasota Memorial Hospital, SARASOTA, FLORIDA, 34238
- **NAICS:** 238210
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An electrical technician was using a multimeter test for voltage across a live circuit and sustained burns from an arc flash requiring hospitalization.

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