# Second degree electrical burns at Kot Electrical Construction Inc.
> OSHA SIR `20161110441` · 11/5/2016 · ALBANY, NEW YORK
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Second degree electrical burns
## Cause
- **Event:** Direct exposure to electricity, unspecified
- **Source:** Switchboards, switches, fuses
## Employer
- **Name:** Kot Electrical Construction Inc.
- **Location:** 25 Hackett Blvd, ALBANY, NEW YORK, 12208
- **NAICS:** 238210
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was installing a circuit breaker on an existing panel. As the breaker made contact with the bus bar, an arc flash occurred, causing first degree burns on the employee's face and second degree burns on both arms.

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