# First degree electrical burns at Airlite Plastics Company
> OSHA SIR `2023109980` · 10/28/2023 · OMAHA, NEBRASKA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** First degree electrical burns
## Cause
- **Event:** Direct exposure to electricity, unspecified
- **Source:** Power cords, electrical cords, extension cords
## Employer
- **Name:** Airlite Plastics Company
- **Location:** 6110 Abbott Drive, OMAHA, NEBRASKA, 68110
- **NAICS:** 326199
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was unplugging a forklift cord from a wall mounted battery charger unit and sustained and electric shock an a first-degree electrical burn to the left ring finger that resulted in a blister.

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