# Amputations at ACTION ELECTRIC CO., INC.
> OSHA SIR `2021032491` · 3/24/2021 · ALBANY, GEORGIA
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hand(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Direct exposure to electricity, unspecified
- **Source:** Switchboards, switches, fuses
## Employer
- **Name:** ACTION ELECTRIC CO., INC.
- **Location:** 512 Liberty Expressway, ALBANY, GEORGIA, 31705
- **NAICS:** 238210
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was working on an electrical switchgear with two other employees. The switchgear was energized and an arc flash caused third degree burns to the employee's hand. The hand was surgically amputated.

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