# Electrical burns  any degree at Payne Electric, INC.
> OSHA SIR `2025054870` · 5/23/2025 · CHATHAM, MASSACHUSETTS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Other multiple ear(s), facial locations
- **Nature of injury:** Electrical burns  any degree
## Cause
- **Event:** Exposure to electric arc
- **Source:** Switchboards, panels, fuses
- **Secondary source:** Secondary source not applicable
## Employer
- **Name:** Payne Electric, INC.
- **Location:** 157 Sears Road, CHATHAM, MASSACHUSETTS, 02633
- **NAICS:** 238210
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was preparing the conductors for the connection in the handhold for a meter main that was under repair. While connecting hot wires, an ungrounded conduction fault occurred, causing an electric arc flash that resulted in burns to the employee's face and eyes.

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