# Second degree electrical burns at Titan Modular Systems, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `20191011182` · 10/26/2019 · ALMA, GEORGIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Forearm(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Second degree electrical burns
## Cause
- **Event:** Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
- **Source:** Switchboards, switches, fuses
- **Secondary source:** Wrenches-power not determined
## Employer
- **Name:** Titan Modular Systems, Inc.
- **Location:** 162 Industrial Drive, ALMA, GEORGIA, 31510
- **NAICS:** 321991
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

A maintenance employee made contact with an energized conductor when he was in the process of removing a bolt inside an electrical box (240 volts) with a wrench. This action induced an arc flash. The employee sustained first degree burns to both hands and second degree burns to his left forearm.

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