# Electrical burns, unspecified at Wescom, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2018088459` · 8/17/2018 · NEW TOWN, NORTH DAKOTA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Nonclassifiable
- **Nature of injury:** Electrical burns, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Direct exposure to electricity, unspecified
- **Source:** Switchboards, switches, fuses
## Employer
- **Name:** Wescom, Inc.
- **Location:** Gobbler 6-35-26TFH, NEW TOWN, NORTH DAKOTA, 58763
- **NAICS:** 238210
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

A Wescom employee was working near newly installed electrical panels when the panels were energized, causing an arc flash that burned the employee.

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