# Electrical burns, unspecified at Davis H. Elliot Company Incorporated
> OSHA SIR `2020088034` · 8/24/2020 · TROY, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Face, unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Electrical burns, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Direct exposure to electricity, unspecified
- **Source:** Switchboards, switches, fuses
## Employer
- **Name:** Davis H. Elliot Company Incorporated
- **Location:** 215 Simpson St., TROY, OHIO, 45373
- **NAICS:** 238210
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was replacing a damaged air break switch at a distribution circuit. A surge arrestor connected to the air break switch failed and an arc flash caused burns to the employee's face.

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