# Third or fourth degree electrical burns at Arcsmart, LLC
> OSHA SIR `2019055487` · 5/31/2019 · PORT ALLEN, LOUISIANA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Nonclassifiable
- **Nature of injury:** Third or fourth degree electrical burns
## Cause
- **Event:** Direct exposure to electricity, unspecified
- **Source:** Switchboards, switches, fuses
## Employer
- **Name:** Arcsmart, LLC
- **Location:** USALCO Port Allen Plant, PORT ALLEN, LOUISIANA, 70767
- **NAICS:** 561790
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

While terminating some cables in an electrical cabinet, an employee suffered second- and third-degree burns from an arc flash.

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