# Second degree electrical burns at EVERGY INCORPORATED
> OSHA SIR `2019043869` · 4/16/2019 · SHAWNEE, KANSAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Second degree electrical burns
## Cause
- **Event:** Direct exposure to electricity, unspecified
- **Source:** Power lines, transformers, convertors
## Employer
- **Name:** EVERGY INCORPORATED
- **Location:** 6107 Cottonwood, SHAWNEE, KANSAS, 66216
- **NAICS:** 221122
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was working on a pad-mounted transformer when an arc flash caused second-degree burns to the employee's ear, face, neck, and shoulder area.

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