# Electrical burns  any degree at Rapid Pump & Meter Co., Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2024076737` · 7/24/2024 · NEWARK, NEW JERSEY
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple body parts  n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Electrical burns  any degree
## Cause
- **Event:** Exposure to electric arc
- **Source:** Switchboards, panels, fuses
- **Secondary source:** Measurement and scientific devices  n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Rapid Pump & Meter Co., Inc.
- **Location:** Newark Pump Station, NEWARK, NEW JERSEY, 07104
- **NAICS:** 811310
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was conducting a visual inspection of a pump and possibly using a voltage meter on an electrical panel. An arc flash occurred and the employee sustained second- and third-degree burns to his neck and face, and also sustained burns to his lower arms and hands.

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