# Electrical burns, unspecified at Surf-Prep Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2016109896` · 10/20/2016 · MOUNT PLEASANT, WISCONSIN
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hand(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Electrical burns, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
- **Source:** Power cords, electrical cords, extension cords
- **Secondary source:** Switchboards, switches, fuses
## Employer
- **Name:** Surf-Prep Inc.
- **Location:** 12501 Globe Drive, MOUNT PLEASANT, WISCONSIN, 53403
- **NAICS:** 238330
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was connecting a temporary 480 Volt AC electrical pigtail cord into an electrical box. This pigtail would supply the plug connection for the 480 Volt AC cord for the floor shot blasting machine.  An arc flash occurred burning the employees hands and requiring hospitalization.

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