# Electrical burns  any degree at W.M. Sheppard Lumber Co., Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2024064872` · 6/3/2024 · BROOKLET, GEORGIA
## 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:** W.M. Sheppard Lumber Co., Inc.
- **Location:** 15175 US Hwy. 80, BROOKLET, GEORGIA, 30415
- **NAICS:** 321113
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was installing a soft-start on a panel in the chipping saw control room when an arc flash occurred. The employee sustained burns to their left arm and face.

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