# Electrical burns  any degree at Pieper Electric, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2024053872` · 5/3/2024 · MADISON, WISCONSIN
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Part of body  unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Electrical burns  any degree
## Cause
- **Event:** Exposure to electric arc
- **Source:** Electric parts  unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Secondary source not applicable
## Employer
- **Name:** Pieper Electric, Inc.
- **Location:** 1210 W Dayton St., MADISON, WISCONSIN, 53706
- **NAICS:** 238210
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was running wires for new construction when the power wires grounded out and caused a flash, resulting in flash burns.

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