# Second degree electrical burns at Hunt Military Communities
> OSHA SIR `2017054013` · 5/3/2017 · BARKSDALE AFB, LOUISIANA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hand(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Second degree electrical burns
## Cause
- **Event:** Direct exposure to electricity, unspecified
- **Source:** Switchboards, switches, fuses
## Employer
- **Name:** Hunt Military Communities
- **Location:** 201 Hap Arnold, BARKSDALE AFB, LOUISIANA, 71110
- **NAICS:** 624229
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was working near a breaker panel when a possible arc flash occurred. The employee sustained first and second degree electrical burns to both hands.

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