# Electrical burns and electrocution at Delta Air Lines
> OSHA SIR `2025077412` · 7/29/2025 · ATLANTA, GEORGIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Body systems and other part(s) of body
- **Nature of injury:** Electrical burns and electrocution
## Cause
- **Event:** Indirect exposure to electricity  unspecified
- **Source:** Switchboards, panels, fuses
- **Secondary source:** Electric parts  unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Delta Air Lines
- **Location:** Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, ATLANTA, GEORGIA, 30354
- **NAICS:** 481111
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On July 29, 2025, an employee was troubleshooting and/or changing an emergency power connector on an aircraft. The employee experienced an electrical shock when an exterior electrical source was activated. The employee was hospitalized for electric shock and burns on their lower right arm.

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