# Electrical burns, unspecified at Nitro Construction Services, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2021053803` · 5/8/2021 · BUFFALO, WEST VIRGINIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Electrical burns, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Direct exposure to electricity, unspecified
- **Source:** Electric parts, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Nitro Construction Services, Inc.
- **Location:** 1 Sugar Maple Ln, BUFFALO, WEST VIRGINIA, 25033
- **NAICS:** 238990
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee installed two 30-amp bus plugs and a 200-amp bus plug. While drilling through the cabinet with a hole saw to install conduit, the hole saw made contact with two phases of the bus, causing an arc flash/blast. The employee sustained electrical burns to the torso, arms, and head.

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