# Electrical burns, unspecified at Heart Utilities of Jacksonville, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `20231211174` · 12/7/2023 · JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Upper and lower limb(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Electrical burns, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Direct exposure to electricity, unspecified
- **Source:** Switchboards, switches, fuses
## Employer
- **Name:** Heart Utilities of Jacksonville, Inc.
- **Location:** 8211 Cypress Plaza Drive, JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA, 32256
- **NAICS:** 221122
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was attempting to switch a medium-voltage primary cable and install a 200-amp fuse barrel. The employee contacted the bottom of the switch gear cradle for the fuse barrel, causing an arc blast. The electricity entered the employee s left hand and exited his big toes, resulting in electric shock and burns to the left hand, arm, shoulder, and both feet. The employee was hospitalized.

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