# Second degree electrical burns at Industrial Services-Haleyville, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2021043398` · 4/23/2021 · HALEYVILLE, ALABAMA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Second degree electrical burns
## Cause
- **Event:** Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
- **Source:** Switchboards, switches, fuses
- **Secondary source:** Handtools-power not determined, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Industrial Services-Haleyville, Inc.
- **Location:** Ridge Point Manufacturing, HALEYVILLE, ALABAMA, 35565
- **NAICS:** 238210
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was removing a switchgear metal cover panel. A tool fell into the switchgear compartment and contacted a 480-volt bus, resulting in an arc flash that caused second degree burns to the employee's face and arms.

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