# Electrical burns, unspecified at Madison Gas and Electric Company
> OSHA SIR `2019076961` · 7/10/2019 · MADISON, WISCONSIN
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Nonclassifiable
- **Nature of injury:** Electrical burns, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Direct exposure to electricity, unspecified
- **Source:** Electric parts, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Madison Gas and Electric Company
- **Location:** 134 South Butler Street, MADISON, WISCONSIN, 53788
- **NAICS:** 221119
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was preparing to cut a de-energized and grounded primary cable. An energized cable was cut and the employee was burned by an arc flash and hospitalized.

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