# Electrical burns, unspecified at General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems Inc
> OSHA SIR `2015074786` · 7/17/2015 · SCRANTON, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hand(s) and arm(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Electrical burns, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
- **Source:** Electric parts, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems Inc
- **Location:** 156 Cedar Avenue, SCRANTON, PENNSYLVANIA, 18505
- **NAICS:** 336992
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

While wiring a ground bar in a 1940s electrical system (3 phase sub panel 277 volts AC), an employee contacted live parts. He suffered burns to his hands and arms after an arc blast, requiring hospitalization.

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