# Electrical burns  any degree at Biewer Sawmill-Newton, LLC
> OSHA SIR `2024043005` · 4/5/2024 · NEWTON, MISSISSIPPI
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hand(s), finger(s)  unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Electrical burns  any degree
## Cause
- **Event:** Exposure to electric arc
- **Source:** Power lines, transformers, convertors
- **Secondary source:** Pliers
## Employer
- **Name:** Biewer Sawmill-Newton, LLC
- **Location:** 331 Coliseum Drive, NEWTON, MISSISSIPPI, 39345
- **NAICS:** 321113
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was evaluating a breaker that was overheating. The employee opened the panel door to remove the breaker and contacted a 440-volt line with pliers. The resulting arc flash burned the employee's right hand. The breaker was not locked out at the time.

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