# Electrocutions, electric shocks at Roanoke Construction
> OSHA SIR `2023076054` · 7/8/2023 · SAINT LOUIS, MISSOURI
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** BODY SYSTEMS
- **Nature of injury:** Electrocutions, electric shocks
## Cause
- **Event:** Direct exposure to electricity, unspecified
- **Source:** Switchboards, switches, fuses
## Employer
- **Name:** Roanoke Construction
- **Location:** 5830 Selber Court, SAINT LOUIS, MISSOURI, 63120
- **NAICS:** 236220
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was opening the cover of an electrical junction box that had been energized by a faulty electrical connection. When he touched the handle of the cover with his left middle finger, he received an electrical shock that exited through his left wrist.

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