# Third or fourth degree electrical burns at Bear Electric Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2022021200` · 2/8/2022 · CENTENNIAL, COLORADO
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Head and trunk
- **Nature of injury:** Third or fourth degree electrical burns
## Cause
- **Event:** Direct exposure to electricity, unspecified
- **Source:** Switchboards, switches, fuses
- **Secondary source:** Wrenches-power not determined
## Employer
- **Name:** Bear Electric Inc.
- **Location:** 7173 S. Revere Pkwy, #300, CENTENNIAL, COLORADO, 80112
- **NAICS:** 238210
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was working on an energized meter stack. His wrench contacted the A-phase, causing a small arc flash. The employee sustained second and third degree burns to his face and upper torso.

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