# Electrical burns, unspecified at United States Air Force 55 WING Offutt Air Force Base
> OSHA SIR `20161211408` · 12/7/2016 · OFFUTT AFB, NEBRASKA
## 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:** United States Air Force 55 WING Offutt Air Force Base
- **Location:** Anex of Old STRATCOM Building, OFFUTT AFB, NEBRASKA, 68113
- **NAICS:** 921190
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was attempting to switch power from one circuit to another when an arc flash occurred, burning his face and arms.

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