# Second degree electrical burns at Vertiv Services, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2018032543` · 3/14/2018 · NEW YORK, NEW YORK
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hand(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Second degree electrical burns
## Cause
- **Event:** Direct exposure to electricity, unspecified
- **Source:** Electric parts, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Vertiv Services, Inc.
- **Location:** 200 Vesey Street, NEW YORK, NEW YORK, 10080
- **NAICS:** 238210
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was taking electrical measurements from a battery interface board when it caused an arc flash. The employee suffered second degree burns to the left hand and first degree burns to the right hand.

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