# Third or fourth degree electrical burns at General Electric Aviation
> OSHA SIR `2021076125` · 7/24/2021 · LYNN, MASSACHUSETTS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Arm(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Third or fourth degree electrical burns
## Cause
- **Event:** Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
- **Source:** Switchboards, switches, fuses
## Employer
- **Name:** General Electric Aviation
- **Location:** 1000 Western Avenue, LYNN, MASSACHUSETTS, 01910
- **NAICS:** 332312
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was cleaning the contacts of the tie bar inside a 480V switchgear and suffered burns from an arc flash. The employee received third degree burns to his arm and first degree burns to his face.

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