# Electrical burns, unspecified at Eckardt Electrical Company
> OSHA SIR `2016010408` · 1/15/2016 · ATLANTA, GEORGIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Nonclassifiable
- **Nature of injury:** Electrical burns, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
- **Source:** Switchboards, switches, fuses
## Employer
- **Name:** Eckardt Electrical Company
- **Location:** 70 Courtland Street, ATLANTA, GEORGIA, 30308
- **NAICS:** 238210
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was removing the cover from a 480-circuit when an arc flash/blast occurred, causing first and second degree burns to the employee's body.

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