# Third or fourth degree electrical burns at ERS Building Maintenance, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `20181111844` · 11/16/2018 · GALLIANO, LOUISIANA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hand(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Third or fourth degree electrical burns
## Cause
- **Event:** Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
- **Source:** Switchboards, switches, fuses
## Employer
- **Name:** ERS Building Maintenance, Inc.
- **Location:** 16176 West Main Street, GALLIANO, LOUISIANA, 70354
- **NAICS:** 238210
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was replacing a breaker in a high voltage integrated circuit (HVIC) unit when an arc flash occurred, causing second and third degree burns to both hands.

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