# Second degree electrical burns at Yesac Alabama Corporation
> OSHA SIR `2015107759` · 10/17/2015 · MONTGOMERY, ALABAMA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Second degree electrical burns
## Cause
- **Event:** Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
- **Source:** Switchboards, switches, fuses
## Employer
- **Name:** Yesac Alabama Corporation
- **Location:** 700 Hyundai Blvd, MONTGOMERY, ALABAMA, 36105
- **NAICS:** 332312
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was installing a 24V DC transformer inside a control panel with 480V wires.  During this process,  an arc flash occurred that caused second degree burns to the employee's hands and face.  The employee was hospitalized.

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