# Electrical burns, unspecified at Carpenter Electric, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2023087621` · 8/20/2023 · RIVIERA BEACH, FLORIDA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hand(s) and arm(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Electrical burns, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
- **Source:** Switchboards, switches, fuses
- **Secondary source:** Nails, brads, tacks, nuts, bolts, washers
## Employer
- **Name:** Carpenter Electric, Inc.
- **Location:** 1999 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., RIVIERA BEACH, FLORIDA, 33404
- **NAICS:** 238210
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was at a client site repairing a 480-volt electrical breaker panel with a broken handle that could not be connected/disconnected. As the employee opened the panel to remove a part, a washer from a lug fell into it, causing an arc flash. The employee sustained burns to the thumb and forearm that required hospitalization. Personal protective equipment was not worn at the time.

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