# Electrical burns, unspecified at Hilscher Clark Electric
> OSHA SIR `20181112127` · 11/27/2018 · WOOSTER, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **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:** Power lines, transformers, convertors
## Employer
- **Name:** Hilscher Clark Electric
- **Location:** 3401 Old Airport Road, WOOSTER, OHIO, 44691
- **NAICS:** 238210
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was installing lightning arrestors at a new electrical substation. The employee had climbed a ladder to see how the lightning arrestors were installed on the energized side when an arc flash occurred. As a result, the employee received burns on his arms and back.

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