# Second degree electrical burns at Bob Woodall Air Care Systems, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `20231211667` · 12/27/2023 · DOTHAN, ALABAMA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hand(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Second degree electrical burns
## Cause
- **Event:** Direct exposure to electricity, unspecified
- **Source:** Switchboards, switches, fuses
- **Secondary source:** Electrical wiring-building
## Employer
- **Name:** Bob Woodall Air Care Systems, Inc.
- **Location:** 300 Riverstone Way, DOTHAN, ALABAMA, 36303
- **NAICS:** 238220
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was installing a 15-amp breaker in an electrical panel when a 12-gauge ground wire touched the positive busbar of the panel, resulting in an arc flash. The employee sustained a second-degree burn to their left hand.

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