# Electrical burns and electrocution at Willier Electric Motor Repair Co., Inc
> OSHA SIR `2025054988` · 5/27/2025 · PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Body systems and other part(s) of body
- **Nature of injury:** Electrical burns and electrocution
## Cause
- **Event:** Exposure to electric arc
- **Source:** Electric parts  n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Source, secondary source  unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Willier Electric Motor Repair Co., Inc
- **Location:** 910 Walnut St, PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, 19107
- **NAICS:** 335312
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was troubleshooting a variable frequency drive (VFD). There was an electrical discharge. The employee experienced an electrical shock of approximately 480 volts and sustained second- and third-degree burns on their right hand, wrist, forearm, and elbow.

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