# Electrical burns  any degree at NOUVEAU ELEVATOR INDUSTRIES INC
> OSHA SIR `2024088033` · 8/29/2024 · MELVILLE, NEW YORK
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hand(s) and arm(s)  n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Electrical burns  any degree
## Cause
- **Event:** Exposure to electric arc
- **Source:** Electric parts  unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Drills, braces, drivers
## Employer
- **Name:** NOUVEAU ELEVATOR INDUSTRIES INC
- **Location:** 290-300 Broad Hollow Road, MELVILLE, NEW YORK, 11747
- **NAICS:** 238290
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was drilling a ground terminal lug when the drill hit the mainline. An arc flash occurred and the employee sustained burns to their left arm and hand requiring hospitalization.

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