# Electrical burns, unspecified at SHARLEN ELECTRIC CO.
> OSHA SIR `2017087842` · 8/15/2017 · CHICAGO, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hand(s) and arm(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Electrical burns, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
- **Source:** Power lines, transformers, convertors
## Employer
- **Name:** SHARLEN ELECTRIC CO.
- **Location:** Ozinga, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, 60617
- **NAICS:** 238210
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was testing a transformer when an arc flash occurred, burning his arms and hands.

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