# Third or fourth degree electrical burns at OKLAHOMA ELECTRICAL SUPPLY COMPANY
> OSHA SIR `2023098316` · 9/8/2023 · TINKER AFB, OKLAHOMA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hand(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Third or fourth degree electrical burns
## Cause
- **Event:** Direct exposure to electricity, unspecified
- **Source:** Power lines, transformers, convertors
- **Secondary source:** Handtools-powered, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** OKLAHOMA ELECTRICAL SUPPLY COMPANY
- **Location:** Tinker Airforce Base, TINKER AFB, OKLAHOMA, 73145
- **NAICS:** 238210
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

The injured employee was holding a rotation tester while another employee was testing phases on a transformer. The rotation tester shorted the two phases and an arc flash occurred. The injured employee sustained second- and third-degree burns to both hands and second-degree burns to the face and upper body.

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