# Second degree electrical burns at O'CONNELL ELECTRIC CO. INC.
> OSHA SIR `2015063606` · 6/11/2015 · HENRIETTA, NEW YORK
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hand(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Second degree electrical burns
## Cause
- **Event:** Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
- **Source:** Electric parts, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** O'CONNELL ELECTRIC CO. INC.
- **Location:** 1000 E Henrietta Rd, HENRIETTA, NEW YORK, 14467
- **NAICS:** 238210
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

A call from Monroe Community College early in the morning of 6/11/15 said that there was a power outage. Employees were sent on site to restore power. The injured employee inadvertently moved a ground wire in proximity to an energized part and an arc flash occurred. He received second degree burns to his hand and first degree burns to his arm and face.

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