# Electrical burns  any degree at Ohio Edison
> OSHA SIR `2024021431` · 2/15/2024 · YOUNGSTOWN, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Head and extremities
- **Nature of injury:** Electrical burns  any degree
## Cause
- **Event:** Exposure to electric arc
- **Source:** Switchboards, panels, fuses
- **Secondary source:** Secondary source not applicable
## Employer
- **Name:** Ohio Edison
- **Location:** 4055 Belmont Ave, YOUNGSTOWN, OHIO, 44505
- **NAICS:** 238210
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An arc flash occurred while an employee was unblocking a 480-volt meter resulting in burns to the employee's face and arm.

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