# Electrical burns, unspecified at BOSTON UNIVERSITY
> OSHA SIR `2019011041` · 1/29/2019 · BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Electrical burns, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Direct exposure to electricity, unspecified
- **Source:** Lamps, light fixtures
## Employer
- **Name:** BOSTON UNIVERSITY
- **Location:** 150 The Riverway, BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS, 02215
- **NAICS:** 541690
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was on a ladder working on recessed lighting and was shocked. The employee also sustained a burn to the pinky finger.

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