# Electrical burns, unspecified at Tennessee Valley Authority
> OSHA SIR `2017043317` · 4/12/2017 · WEST POINT, MISSISSIPPI
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Electrical burns, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
- **Source:** Switchboards, switches, fuses
## Employer
- **Name:** Tennessee Valley Authority
- **Location:** 2212 TVA Road, WEST POINT, MISSISSIPPI, 39773
- **NAICS:** 221122
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was wiring a terminal block inside a breaker control cabinet. The employee repositioned himself inside the cabinet and struck his head on a bolt. After striking his head, the employee fell over and was shocked by a 240 volt AC knife switch resulting in a burn to the back of the neck, a head laceration and an electrical burn to the right thumb and index finger. The employee also sustained right arm numbness.

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