# Electrical burns, unspecified at Seligsohn Soens Hess Company
> OSHA SIR `2018066206` · 6/22/2018 · PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Head, neck, and trunk
- **Nature of injury:** Electrical burns, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
- **Source:** Switchboards, switches, fuses
## Employer
- **Name:** Seligsohn Soens Hess Company
- **Location:** Sheridan Building, 125 South 9th Street, PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, 19109
- **NAICS:** 531312
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was working near a 13,200-volt switchgear cabinet. An arc flash severely burned the employee's face, neck, and chest.

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