# Electrical burns, unspecified at ASARCO LLC
> OSHA SIR `20181212505` · 12/5/2018 · HAYDEN, ARIZONA
## Severity
- **2 hospitalizations**
- **Body part:** Nonclassifiable
- **Nature of injury:** Electrical burns, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Direct exposure to electricity, unspecified
- **Source:** Switchboards, switches, fuses
## Employer
- **Name:** ASARCO LLC
- **Location:** Hayden Operations, HAYDEN, ARIZONA, 85135
- **NAICS:** 331411
- **Jurisdiction:** 0
## Narrative

At about 12:40 p.m. on December 5, 2018, two employees were rolling a starter on a compressor that involved inserting a large breaker into a switchgear. An arc flash burned both employees, and both were hospitalized.

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