# Third or fourth degree electrical burns at RK Electric
> OSHA SIR `2017032886` · 3/30/2017 · MANDAN, NORTH DAKOTA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Third or fourth degree electrical burns
## Cause
- **Event:** Direct exposure to electricity, unspecified
- **Source:** Switchboards, switches, fuses
## Employer
- **Name:** RK Electric
- **Location:** 3015 34th Street NW, MANDAN, NORTH DAKOTA, 58554
- **NAICS:** 238210
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was repairing a switch panel and received third degree burns to his hands and face from an arc flash.

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