# Third or fourth degree electrical burns at Wheelabrator Westchester
> OSHA SIR `2015107543` · 10/9/2015 · PEEKSKILL, NEW YORK
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hand(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Third or fourth degree electrical burns
## Cause
- **Event:** Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
- **Source:** Switchboards, switches, fuses
## Employer
- **Name:** Wheelabrator Westchester
- **Location:** 1 Charles Point Avenue, PEEKSKILL, NEW YORK, 10566
- **NAICS:** 562213
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was closing a 480 volt disconnect switch when it arc flashed and caused third degree burns to the right hand and first degree burns to the face.

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