# Second degree electrical burns at Russ Electric, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2020098354` · 9/2/2020 · COLORADO SPRINGS, COLORADO
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple body parts, unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Second degree electrical burns
## Cause
- **Event:** Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
- **Source:** Switchboards, switches, fuses
## Employer
- **Name:** Russ Electric, Inc.
- **Location:** 650 Sybilla Lane Dock, COLORADO SPRINGS, COLORADO, 80921
- **NAICS:** 335313
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was performing preventative maintenance on a medium volt switchgear. The employee began to wipe the area with a rag and sustained an electric shock (13,800 volts) to the left arm. The employee was hospitalized and has second degree burns on six percent of their body.

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