# Electrical burns, unspecified at Valiant Integrated Services/Walter Reed Army Institute of Research
> OSHA SIR `2017087987` · 8/19/2017 · SILVER SPRING, MARYLAND
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Electrical burns, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
- **Source:** Air conditioning units
## Employer
- **Name:** Valiant Integrated Services/Walter Reed Army Institute of Research
- **Location:** 503 Robert Grant Avenue, SILVER SPRING, MARYLAND, 20910
- **NAICS:** 561210
- **Jurisdiction:** 0
## Narrative

An employee was trying to reset an air conditioning system. While troubleshooting the problem, his left index finger came in contact with 270 volts of electricity. He sustained a laceration to his scalp and burns to his left thumb, index finger, and middle finger, requiring hospitalization.

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