# Electrical burns  any degree at Grede II, LLC
> OSHA SIR `2024087715` · 8/21/2024 · BREWTON, ALABAMA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Head and extremities
- **Nature of injury:** Electrical burns  any degree
## Cause
- **Event:** Exposure to electric arc
- **Source:** Forging machinery
- **Secondary source:** Electrical systems
## Employer
- **Name:** Grede II, LLC
- **Location:** 210 ANN AVE, BREWTON, ALABAMA, 36426
- **NAICS:** 332999
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On August 21, 2024, an employee was removing the arc flash blade on a furnace's secondary phase A arm. The phase A side was unpowered, but at approximately 1:48 p.m. the plant lost power, causing an arc flash. The employee was hospitalized with fourth-degree burns on his arms, as well as burns on his face and thigh.

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