# Electrical burns  any degree at Renaud Electric & Communications, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `20241211673` · 12/17/2024 · WORCESTER, MASSACHUSETTS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Trunk and other upper extremities
- **Nature of injury:** Electrical burns  any degree
## Cause
- **Event:** Exposure to electric arc
- **Source:** Heating, cooling, cleaning, and waste handling machinery  n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Secondary source not applicable
## Employer
- **Name:** Renaud Electric & Communications, Inc.
- **Location:** 119 Belmont St, WORCESTER, MASSACHUSETTS, 01605
- **NAICS:** 238210
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On December 17, 2024, an employee was installing an air handler when an arc flash occurred. The employee was hospitalized with electrical burns to their arms and body.

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