# Electrical burns, unspecified at HILSCHER-CLARK ELECTRIC COMPANY
> OSHA SIR `2022054237` · 5/15/2022 · AKRON, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Electrical burns, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Direct exposure to electricity, unspecified
- **Source:** Switchboards, switches, fuses
## Employer
- **Name:** HILSCHER-CLARK ELECTRIC COMPANY
- **Location:** 428 S Seiberling St, AKRON, OHIO, 44306
- **NAICS:** 238210
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was working to restore power at a facility. He opened a temporary switchgear and a grounding wire made contact with a live fuse resulting in an arc flash. The employee sustained burns to the right arm and the left side of his face.

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