# Electrical burns, unspecified at Gowan Mechanical Services Inc
> OSHA SIR `2022032822` · 3/30/2022 · HOUSTON, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hand(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Electrical burns, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Direct exposure to electricity, unspecified
- **Source:** Cooling and humidifying machinery and appliances, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Handtools-powered, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Gowan Mechanical Services Inc
- **Location:** 1021 Main St., HOUSTON, TEXAS, 77002
- **NAICS:** 238220
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was checking the to see if the power was off to the chiller. The employee touched the leads of the multimeter to the wires and an arch flash occurred. The employee sustained severe burns to his hands.

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