# Third or fourth degree electrical burns at Universal Plant Services
> OSHA SIR `2023099051` · 9/30/2023 · TULSA, OKLAHOMA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Third or fourth degree electrical burns
## Cause
- **Event:** Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
- **Source:** Switchboards, switches, fuses
## Employer
- **Name:** Universal Plant Services
- **Location:** 1700 S. Union Ave, TULSA, OKLAHOMA, 74107
- **NAICS:** 332710
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was cleaning inside a 13.8kV cabinet when an arc flash occurred. The employee sustained third-degree burns to the left hand and thigh. The employee also fell backward from a step stool and sustained a laceration to the back of their head.

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