# Second degree electrical burns at U-TECH CONSTRUCTION, INC.
> OSHA SIR `2016065894` · 6/30/2016 · SUGAR HILL, GEORGIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Second degree electrical burns
## Cause
- **Event:** Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
- **Source:** Power lines, transformers, convertors
## Employer
- **Name:** U-TECH CONSTRUCTION, INC.
- **Location:** 4443 Thatch Ave., SUGAR HILL, GEORGIA, 30518
- **NAICS:** 238210
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was performing a hot splice, hooking up temporary power to residential construction from a main distribution using a crimping tool when an arc flash occurred. He sustained second degree burns on his left arm and first and second degree burns on his face.

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