# Electrical burns, unspecified at The Knapheide Manufacturing Company
> OSHA SIR `2022064745` · 6/1/2022 · QUINCY, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hand(s) and arm(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Electrical burns, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
- **Source:** Power lines, transformers, convertors
## Employer
- **Name:** The Knapheide Manufacturing Company
- **Location:** 436 South 6th Street, QUINCY, ILLINOIS, 62301
- **NAICS:** 336211
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On June 1, 2022, an employee was testing the voltage of a transformer when two fuses blew apart resulting in burns to the employee's hands and forearms.

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