# Electrical burns, unspecified at DuPont Plant
> OSHA SIR `2020099285` · 9/30/2020 · LA PLACE, LOUISIANA
## 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:** Switchboards, switches, fuses
## Employer
- **Name:** DuPont Plant
- **Location:** 586 LA-44, LA PLACE, LOUISIANA, 70068
- **NAICS:** 314999
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On September 9, 2020, around 10:15 p.m. the injured employee was assisting a Dupont ENI mechanic repair a breaker by holding a flashlight for the mechanic when an arc flash occurred causing burns to the injured employee's face and hands.

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