# Electrical burns, unspecified at Tennessee Valley Authority
> OSHA SIR `2018032613` · 3/16/2018 · SODDY DAISY, TENNESSEE
## Severity
- **2 hospitalizations**
- **Body part:** Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Electrical burns, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
- **Source:** Switchboards, switches, fuses
## Employer
- **Name:** Tennessee Valley Authority
- **Location:** 2440 Igou Ferry Road, SODDY DAISY, TENNESSEE, 37379
- **NAICS:** 221113
- **Jurisdiction:** 0
## Narrative

Two employees were inspecting an electrical cabinet after pulling new cable into a 6.9 KV lift pump breaker cubicle when an arc flash occurred. The first employee suffered burns on the face, chest, and arms. The second employee suffered burns on the face, but mostly on the arms and hands. Both were hospitalized.

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