# Second degree electrical burns at Johnson Controls
> OSHA SIR `2015097041` · 9/24/2015 · AUSTIN, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Second degree electrical burns
## Cause
- **Event:** Direct exposure to electricity, unspecified
- **Source:** Cooling and humidifying machinery and appliances, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Johnson Controls
- **Location:** 1908 Kramer Ln, AUSTIN, TEXAS, 78758
- **NAICS:** 336360
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was replacing a motor on a chiller. While he was loosening a lug, his wrench made contact with the starter cabinet, which shorted to the ground and caused an arc flash. He sustained second degree burns to his face and left arm. LOTO was not used and proper PPE was not worn at the time of the incident.

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