# Electrical burns, unspecified at E-J Communication Installation Co.
> OSHA SIR `20181112176` · 11/28/2018 · BRONX, NEW YORK
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Electrical burns, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Direct exposure to electricity, unspecified
- **Source:** Switchboards, switches, fuses
## Employer
- **Name:** E-J Communication Installation Co.
- **Location:** 441 East Fordham Road, BRONX, NEW YORK, 10458
- **NAICS:** 238210
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was hand-tightening a ground cable in an electrical switchgear enclosure. A fault between two phases above the isolated work area caused an arc flash, and the employee suffered burns to the right side of the face and the backs of both hands.

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