# Electrical burns, unspecified at Electro-Mech, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2021075973` · 7/20/2021 · CLINTON, MISSISSIPPI
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Neck and back
- **Nature of injury:** Electrical burns, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Direct exposure to electricity, unspecified
- **Source:** Switchboards, switches, fuses
## Employer
- **Name:** Electro-Mech, Inc.
- **Location:** 3000 Continental Parkway, CLINTON, MISSISSIPPI, 39056
- **NAICS:** 238210
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was working in an isolated, de-energized section of a switch gear. The metal wall on one side of the section made contact with an energized terminal. In the resulting arc flash, the employee suffered burns to the upper back and neck.

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