# Electrical burns, unspecified at Snyder Village
> OSHA SIR `2021064611` · 6/7/2021 · METAMORA, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Electrical burns, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level, unspecified
- **Source:** Step ladders
- **Secondary source:** Electric parts, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Snyder Village
- **Location:** 1200 East Partridge Street, METAMORA, ILLINOIS, 61548
- **NAICS:** 623110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On June 7, 2021, an employee was standing on a 6-foot fiberglass step ladder, addressing an issue with a heat pump. The heat pump was turned on to build pressure. While checking the refrigerant in the heat pump, the employee contacted a wire, was shocked, and fell from the ladder. The employee was hospitalized, having suffered electrical burns to the left thumb, index finger, and middle finger, as well as a bruise to the left arm from the fall and neck/back strain.

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