# Third or fourth degree electrical burns at Rouses Enterprises LLC
> OSHA SIR `2017076514` · 7/14/2017 · METAIRIE, LOUISIANA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Forearm(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Third or fourth degree electrical burns
## Cause
- **Event:** Indirect exposure to electricity, unspecified
- **Source:** Entrances and exits, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Electrical wiring-building
## Employer
- **Name:** Rouses Enterprises LLC
- **Location:** 3711 Power Blvd., METAIRIE, LOUISIANA, 70003
- **NAICS:** 445110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was hosing down a wall in the warehouse when water from the wall leaked onto loose electrical wires or into an electrical outlet/light switch. When the employee opened the door to leave, he received an electric shock. He suffered second and third degree burns to the right forearm, requiring hospitalization.

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