# Second degree electrical burns at Doug Coffey Electric, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2019044128` · 4/23/2019 · BRUNSWICK, GEORGIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Head and trunk
- **Nature of injury:** Second degree electrical burns
## Cause
- **Event:** Direct exposure to electricity, unspecified
- **Source:** Power lines, transformers, convertors
## Employer
- **Name:** Doug Coffey Electric, Inc.
- **Location:** Enclade Apartments, BRUNSWICK, GEORGIA, 31525
- **NAICS:** 238210
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was working inside a single-phase pad-mounted transformer, pulling wires to energize street lights. A cordless drill that was being used to tighten a lug created a phase-to-phase contact inside the transformer, resulting in an arc flash. The employee suffered second-degree burns to the face and torso.

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