# Fractures and burns at Dubois Sheet Metal Works Inc
> OSHA SIR `20241110600` · 11/13/2024 · LAKE CHARLES, LOUISIANA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Head and extremities
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures and burns
## Cause
- **Event:** Direct exposure to electricity  unspecified
- **Source:** Torches  welding, cutting
- **Secondary source:** Secondary source not applicable
## Employer
- **Name:** Dubois Sheet Metal Works Inc
- **Location:** 707 E School St, LAKE CHARLES, LOUISIANA, 70607
- **NAICS:** 332322
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was troubleshooting a welding machine and sustained an electric shock while holding the TIG torch gun. The employee suffered a broken right tibia and fibula as well as a burn to the right ear.

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