# Electrical burns, unspecified at BERWICK ELECTRIC COMPANY
> OSHA SIR `20161111066` · 11/28/2016 · FORT CARSON, COLORADO
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Electrical burns, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Direct exposure to electricity, unspecified
- **Source:** Switchboards, switches, fuses
## Employer
- **Name:** BERWICK ELECTRIC COMPANY
- **Location:** 6001 Wetzel Ave, FORT CARSON, COLORADO, 80913
- **NAICS:** 238210
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was connecting wires to a switchgear when an arc flash occurred, burning the employee's head and shoulders.

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