# Electrical burns, unspecified at B.L. Smith Electric Inc
> OSHA SIR `2017043796` · 4/28/2017 · BRADENTON, FLORIDA
## 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
- **Secondary source:** Screws
## Employer
- **Name:** B.L. Smith Electric Inc
- **Location:** 17915 Waterline Road, BRADENTON, FLORIDA, 34212
- **NAICS:** 238210
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was placing screws in a electrical panel when a screw touched wires and created an arc flash. He sustained burns to the left hand and chest and was hospitalized.

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