# Second degree electrical burns at Blue Bird Corporation
> OSHA SIR `20191011043` · 10/23/2019 · FORT VALLEY, GEORGIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Second degree electrical burns
## Cause
- **Event:** Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
- **Source:** Switchboards, switches, fuses
## Employer
- **Name:** Blue Bird Corporation
- **Location:** 402 Blue Bird Blvd., FORT VALLEY, GEORGIA, 31030
- **NAICS:** 336211
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was working in a scissor lift, replacing the ground wire in an electrical box. The employee came into contact with the live wire and an arc flash shocked the employee with 480 volts, causing first- and second-degree burns to the employee's face and arms.

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