# Electrical burns, unspecified at Georgia Power Company
> OSHA SIR `2020109444` · 10/5/2020 · SMYRNA, GEORGIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Wrist(s) and arm(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Electrical burns, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Direct exposure to electricity, unspecified
- **Source:** Electrical wiring-building
## Employer
- **Name:** Georgia Power Company
- **Location:** 1950 Lake Park Dr SE, SMYRNA, GEORGIA, 30080
- **NAICS:** 221122
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

Employees were repairing a distribution cable. One employee was trying to locate the faulty cable when it failed resulting in an arc flash that burned the employee's right wrist and forearm.

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