# Second degree electrical burns at Pike Electric, LLC
> OSHA SIR `2022108662` · 10/2/2022 · NEW SMYRNA BEACH, FLORIDA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Second degree electrical burns
## Cause
- **Event:** Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
- **Source:** Switchboards, switches, fuses
## Employer
- **Name:** Pike Electric, LLC
- **Location:** Intersection of Airport Rd., and Casello Dr., NEW SMYRNA BEACH, FLORIDA, 32168
- **NAICS:** 238210
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On October 2, 2022, an employee was helping to check a switching cabinet and determined that it needed to be replaced. While the employee was talking to a crew member next to the switching cabinet, an arc flash occurred, causing a second-degree burn to her left arm and a burn to the side of her face. She was admitted to the hospital.

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