# Second degree electrical burns at Facility Gateway Corporation
> OSHA SIR `2021119757` · 11/10/2021 · CAPE CORAL, FLORIDA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hand(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Second degree electrical burns
## Cause
- **Event:** Direct exposure to electricity, unspecified
- **Source:** Batteries other than automotive
## Employer
- **Name:** Facility Gateway Corporation
- **Location:** 636 Del Prado Blvd. S., CAPE CORAL, FLORIDA, 33990
- **NAICS:** 541513
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was connecting batteries to an uninterruptible power supply system. A few batteries shorted out, causing second-degree burns to his hands. He was hospitalized, requiring skin grafts.

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