# Electrical burns  any degree at Mehl Electric Company, Inc
> OSHA SIR `2024098704` · 9/18/2024 · ORANGEBURG, NEW YORK
## Severity
- **2 hospitalizations**
- **Body part:** Part of body  unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Electrical burns  any degree
## Cause
- **Event:** Exposure to electric arc
- **Source:** Switchboards, panels, fuses
- **Secondary source:** Pipes, ducts, tubing  unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Mehl Electric Company, Inc
- **Location:** 4 NY-340, ORANGEBURG, NEW YORK, 10962
- **NAICS:** 238210
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

A journeyman on ground level was removing conduit from energized gear. When he lifted the conduit, it came in contact with a live bus that caused an arc blast. The journeyman sustained burns while an apprentice on the basement level who was pushing the conduit up received an electrical shock. Both employees were hospitalized.

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