# Electrical burns, unspecified at Aludyne Columbus, LLC
> OSHA SIR `2023087493` · 8/16/2023 · COLUMBUS, GEORGIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple trunk locations
- **Nature of injury:** Electrical burns, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
- **Source:** Power lines, transformers, convertors
- **Secondary source:** Wrenches-nonpowered
## Employer
- **Name:** Aludyne Columbus, LLC
- **Location:** 1600 Northside Industrial Blvd, COLUMBUS, GEORGIA, 31904
- **NAICS:** 336390
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On August 16, 2023, an employee was addressing a blown fuse on a transformer. He actuated the disconnect above the fuse, removed the fuse, and began removing the middle saddle with a ratchet wrench. The wrench contacted the upper saddle, resulting in an arc that caused the employee to fall to the floor. He sustained severe burns to the chest and abdomen.

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