# Electrical burns, unspecified at UPS
> OSHA SIR `2016021723` · 2/25/2016 · LENEXA, KANSAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Electrical burns, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Direct exposure to electricity, unspecified
- **Source:** Switchboards, switches, fuses
## Employer
- **Name:** UPS
- **Location:** 14650 Santa Fe Trail Dr., LENEXA, KANSAS, 66215
- **NAICS:** 492210
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

A maintenance employee was changing out a control transfer in a motor control cabinet when an electric arc occurred, causing burns to his face and arms.

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