# Second degree electrical burns at R B S INC
> OSHA SIR `20201010320` · 10/30/2020 · CANAL POINT, FLORIDA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hand(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Second degree electrical burns
## Cause
- **Event:** Direct exposure to electricity, unspecified
- **Source:** Generators
## Employer
- **Name:** R B S INC
- **Location:** 18100 SW Conners Highway, CANAL POINT, FLORIDA, 33438
- **NAICS:** 926130
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was checking the amperage on a generator's power transfer switch when an arc flash caused second degree burns to his hands and first degree burns to his face.

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