# Third or fourth degree electrical burns at Rabalais Constructors LLC
> OSHA SIR `2016087694` · 8/17/2016 · CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Upper and lower limb(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Third or fourth degree electrical burns
## Cause
- **Event:** Direct exposure to electricity, unspecified
- **Source:** Switchboards, switches, fuses
- **Secondary source:** Wrenches-nonpowered
## Employer
- **Name:** Rabalais Constructors LLC
- **Location:** RC 7 Alkar Unit West Plant, CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS, 78409
- **NAICS:** 238210
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was using a wrench to disconnect a nut on a cable on the back side of the switch gear when an arc flash occurred. The employee received second and third degree burns to his hands and both knees.

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