# Third or fourth degree electrical burns at Bell Partners Inc.
> OSHA SIR `20171211708` · 12/9/2017 · WINTER PARK, FLORIDA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Nonclassifiable
- **Nature of injury:** Third or fourth degree electrical burns
## Cause
- **Event:** Direct exposure to electricity, unspecified
- **Source:** Switchboards, switches, fuses
- **Secondary source:** Screwdrivers-power not determined
## Employer
- **Name:** Bell Partners Inc.
- **Location:** 5 Autumn Breeze Way, WINTER PARK, FLORIDA, 32792
- **NAICS:** 531110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was responding to a service call at an apartment that had lost electricity. While using a screwdriver to check the outdoor breakers, the employee received an electric shock, resulting in third degree burns. The employee was hospitalized.

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