# Electrical burns, unspecified at VAN ERT ELECTRIC COMPANY INC.
> OSHA SIR `2016054568` · 5/24/2016 · ROTHSCHILD, WISCONSIN
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Electrical burns, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
- **Source:** Electric parts, n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Electric parts, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** VAN ERT ELECTRIC COMPANY INC.
- **Location:** 200 N Grand Avenue, ROTHSCHILD, WISCONSIN, 54474
- **NAICS:** 238210
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was pulling cable from a 4160-volt switch gear when the cable made contact with an energized spark arrestor, causing an arc flash. The employee suffered burns to the face and both hands.

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