# Electrical burns, unspecified at International Paper
> OSHA SIR `20181212954` · 12/18/2018 · ROME, GEORGIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hand(s) and arm(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Electrical burns, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
- **Source:** Switchboards, switches, fuses
## Employer
- **Name:** International Paper
- **Location:** 238 Mays Bridge Road, ROME, GEORGIA, 30165
- **NAICS:** 322121
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was trying to unlock an electrical breaker in a motor control center. An arc flash burned the employee's hands and upper left arm.

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