# Third or fourth degree electrical burns at Kia Georgia, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2021108714` · 10/9/2021 · WEST POINT, GEORGIA
## Severity
- **2 hospitalizations**
- **Body part:** Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Third or fourth degree electrical burns
## Cause
- **Event:** Direct exposure to electricity, unspecified
- **Source:** Electric parts, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Kia Georgia, Inc.
- **Location:** 7777 Kia Parkway, WEST POINT, GEORGIA, 31833
- **NAICS:** 336111
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was performing routine preventative maintenance checks and inspections on a capacitor bank while training a coworker on the inspection process. When the employee opened the panel an electrical arc flash occurred. One employee suffered second and third degree electrical burns to both arms, both hands, and the upper torso. The second employee suffered second degree burns to both arms, both hands, and neck. Both employees were hospitalized.

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