# Third or fourth degree electrical burns at Georgia Power Company
> OSHA SIR `2018021274` · 2/7/2018 · ATLANTA, GEORGIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Third or fourth degree electrical burns
## Cause
- **Event:** Direct exposure to electricity, unspecified
- **Source:** Electric parts, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Georgia Power Company
- **Location:** 2174 North Druid Hills Rd., NE, ATLANTA, GEORGIA, 30329
- **NAICS:** 221122
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee received first and second degree burns to the face and arms and two small third degree burns on a finger and thumb when a network protector arced and blew back. Part of the door came off and went into the energized parts within causing an arc flash.

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