# Electrical burns, unspecified at Tatum Brothers Lumber Co., Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2016076393` · 7/15/2016 · LAWTEY, FLORIDA
## Severity
- **2 hospitalizations**
- **Body part:** Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Electrical burns, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Direct exposure to electricity, unspecified
- **Source:** Relays, rheostats, starters, controls
## Employer
- **Name:** Tatum Brothers Lumber Co., Inc.
- **Location:** 22796 NW County Road 200A, LAWTEY, FLORIDA, 32058
- **NAICS:** 321113
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was installing insulation in a control panel. When he grounded two wires together an arc flash occurred and the employee's face and hands were burned. Another employee who was standing nearby observing the first employee's work on the control panel was also burned on his face and arms. They were both admitted to the hospital.

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