# Third or fourth degree electrical burns at Caldwell Services, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2019076666` · 7/2/2019 · TYLER, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Arm(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Third or fourth degree electrical burns
## Cause
- **Event:** Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
- **Source:** Switchboards, switches, fuses
## Employer
- **Name:** Caldwell Services, Inc.
- **Location:** 4700 South Broadway Avenue, TYLER, TEXAS, 75703
- **NAICS:** 238210
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was using fish tape to retrieve a broken rope that had been used to pull wires from a 480-volt panel when an arc flash occurred. The employee suffered third degree burns to the arms.

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