# Electrical burns, unspecified at Backus Electric & Automation
> OSHA SIR `2021010262` · 1/11/2021 · MANITOWOC, WISCONSIN
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Forearm(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Electrical burns, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Direct exposure to electricity, unspecified
- **Source:** Switchboards, switches, fuses
## Employer
- **Name:** Backus Electric & Automation
- **Location:** 2401 S. 30th Street, MANITOWOC, WISCONSIN, 54220
- **NAICS:** 238210
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was on a ladder, turning on a switch in a 480-volt electrical bus panel. An arc flash from the panel burned the employee's forearms.

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