# Second degree electrical burns at JAH Power Services
> OSHA SIR `20181112061` · 11/26/2018 · BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Face, unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Second degree electrical burns
## Cause
- **Event:** Direct exposure to electricity, unspecified
- **Source:** Electric parts, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** JAH Power Services
- **Location:** 1st Alley South, BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA, 35203
- **NAICS:** 238210
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was pulling electrical cables in an electrical vault. The employee was splicing an energized electrical cable when it came close to completing the ground and flashed, causing a second degree burn to the right side of the employee's face.

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