# First degree electrical burns at Axel Royal, LLC
> OSHA SIR `2020010794` · 1/24/2020 · SCHERTZ, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hand(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** First degree electrical burns
## Cause
- **Event:** Direct exposure to electricity, unspecified
- **Source:** Switchboards, switches, fuses
## Employer
- **Name:** Axel Royal, LLC
- **Location:** 9998 Doerr Ln., SCHERTZ, TEXAS, 78154
- **NAICS:** 324191
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

A maintenance employee was attempting to repair/replace an inoperative breaker to a hot oil furnace when an electrical arc flash occurred, causing first degree burns to the employee's hands.

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