# Electrical burns, unspecified at ST. BARNABAS MEDICAL CENTER
> OSHA SIR `2021032077` · 3/9/2021 · WEST ORANGE, NEW JERSEY
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hand(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Electrical burns, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Direct exposure to electricity, unspecified
- **Source:** Lamps, light fixtures
## Employer
- **Name:** ST. BARNABAS MEDICAL CENTER
- **Location:** Atkins- Kent Building, WEST ORANGE, NEW JERSEY, 07052
- **NAICS:** 622110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was on a ladder repairing a light fixture. The fixture shorted, and he suffered an electrical shock and burns to both hands.

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