# Electrical burns  any degree at Omega Electric Inc.
> OSHA SIR `20241110793` · 11/19/2024 · RIDGELAND, MISSISSIPPI
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Shoulder(s) and arm(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Electrical burns  any degree
## Cause
- **Event:** Exposure to electric arc
- **Source:** Switchboards, panels, fuses
- **Secondary source:** Electrical wiring building or machine
## Employer
- **Name:** Omega Electric Inc.
- **Location:** Baptist ASC Madison, RIDGELAND, MISSISSIPPI, 39157
- **NAICS:** 238210
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was installing an electrical panel when a wire contacted an energized buss. An arc flash occurred and the employee suffered burns to their right arm and shoulder.

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