# Electrical burns, unspecified at DePaul Senior Living Communities, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2018077552` · 7/25/2018 · NORTH CHILI, NEW YORK
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hand(s) and finger(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Electrical burns, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Vehicle or machinery fire
- **Source:** Washers, dryers, and cleaning machinery and appliances, n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Batteries other than automotive
## Employer
- **Name:** DePaul Senior Living Communities, Inc.
- **Location:** 50 Union Square Boulevard, NORTH CHILI, NEW YORK, 14514
- **NAICS:** 624120
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was connecting a new battery to the floor machine when it sparked and caused a fire. The employee sustained an electric shock and burns to the right index finger and palm.

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