# Second degree electrical burns at Metropolitan Edison
> OSHA SIR `2021087148` · 8/22/2021 · EASTON, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Face, unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Second degree electrical burns
## Cause
- **Event:** Direct exposure to electricity, unspecified
- **Source:** Electric parts, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Metropolitan Edison
- **Location:** 2600 Northwood Ave, EASTON, PENNSYLVANIA, 18042
- **NAICS:** 238210
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was making an electrical repair. An arc flash caused second-degree burns to the employee's face.

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