# Electrocutions, electric shocks at Verizon
> OSHA SIR `2018076877` · 7/10/2018 · HUNTINGTON, NEW YORK
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** BODY SYSTEMS
- **Nature of injury:** Electrocutions, electric shocks
## Cause
- **Event:** Direct exposure to electricity, 220 volts or less
- **Source:** Electrical wiring-building
## Employer
- **Name:** Verizon
- **Location:** 19 Hamilton Ln, HUNTINGTON, NEW YORK, 11743
- **NAICS:** 517210
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was moving an interface box into a small space in the basement ceiling of a house. The employee came into contact with an exposed live wire in the space and was shocked. He suffered contusions and bruising on his right elbow, as well as dizziness.

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