# Third or fourth degree electrical burns at System Service and Engineering
> OSHA SIR `2020032177` · 3/6/2020 · PANAMA CITY, FLORIDA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Third or fourth degree electrical burns
## Cause
- **Event:** Direct exposure to electricity, unspecified
- **Source:** Switchboards, switches, fuses
## Employer
- **Name:** System Service and Engineering
- **Location:** 615 N. Bonita Ave, PANAMA CITY, FLORIDA, 32401
- **NAICS:** 238210
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On March 6, 2020, an electrician in a mechanical room was disconnecting wires that feed to the fire alarm pump, to replace it. The power company arrived to perform the power shutdown and told the electrician that he could flip the breaker. Afterwards, he disconnected the wiring and the breaker arc flashed, causing second and third degree burns to his face and hands. He was hospitalized.

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