# Electrical burns, unspecified at MATCO ELECTRIC CORPORATION
> OSHA SIR `2020010746` · 1/23/2020 · JOHNSON CITY, NEW YORK
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Electrical burns, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
- **Source:** Electric parts, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** MATCO ELECTRIC CORPORATION
- **Location:** Johnson City High school, JOHNSON CITY, NEW YORK, 13790
- **NAICS:** 238210
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An electrician was on a ladder, working on a lighting circuit. The electrician came into contact with a 277-volt energized circuit, suffered burns to the thumbs and fingers, fell from the ladder, and suffered chest abrasions. The electrician was hospitalized.

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