# Electrical burns, unspecified at PACKAGING CORPORATION OF AMERICA
> OSHA SIR `2020087409` · 8/5/2020 · JACKSON, ALABAMA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Electrical burns, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Direct exposure to electricity, unspecified
- **Source:** Electric parts, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** PACKAGING CORPORATION OF AMERICA
- **Location:** 4585 Industrial Road, JACKSON, ALABAMA, 36545
- **NAICS:** 322211
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was checking the voltage on the power source to a chipper motor. The meter blew up, causing an arc flash that burned the employee's neck, face, and hands.

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