# First degree electrical burns at St. Elizabeth's Hospital
> OSHA SIR `20161211924` · 12/25/2016 · BELLEVILLE, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hand(s) and arm(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** First degree electrical burns
## Cause
- **Event:** Direct exposure to electricity, unspecified
- **Source:** Conveyors-pneumatic
## Employer
- **Name:** St. Elizabeth's Hospital
- **Location:** 211South Third Street, BELLEVILLE, ILLINOIS, 62220
- **NAICS:** 622110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On 12/25/16 at approximately 11:30 AM, an employee sustained first degree burns to the forearms and right hand while troubleshooting an energized pneumatic document tube system's panelboard.

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