# Second degree electrical burns at COLLINS AND HERMANN, INC.
> OSHA SIR `20201211411` · 12/4/2020 · SAINT LOUIS, MISSOURI
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hand(s) and wrist(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Second degree electrical burns
## Cause
- **Event:** Direct exposure to electricity, unspecified
- **Source:** Switchboards, switches, fuses
## Employer
- **Name:** COLLINS AND HERMANN, INC.
- **Location:** MSD, SAINT LOUIS, MISSOURI, 63103
- **NAICS:** 238990
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was installing conduit underneath electrical switch gear when an arc flash occurred, resulting in first degree burns to his face and second degree burns to his hands and wrists. The switch box's shielding was removed at the time.

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