# Electrical burns  any degree at Entergy
> OSHA SIR `2024032428` · 3/18/2024 · NEWARK, ARKANSAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hand(s) and arm(s)  n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Electrical burns  any degree
## Cause
- **Event:** Direct exposure to electricity  unspecified
- **Source:** Electric parts  n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Secondary source not applicable
## Employer
- **Name:** Entergy
- **Location:** 555 POINT FERRY RD., NEWARK, ARKANSAS, 72562
- **NAICS:** 221119
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

At about 9:35 a.m. on March 18, 2024, an employee was conducting maintenance on a non-operational fan controller in a switchgear room. The employee pulled the controller and began installing a new one. The employee was electrocuted, suffering third-degree burns to the right hand and fingers as well as burns to the right forearm, and was hospitalized.

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