# Second degree electrical burns at Naval Facilities Engineering Command Southwest
> OSHA SIR `2017054442` · 5/16/2017 · SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hand(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Second degree electrical burns
## Cause
- **Event:** Direct exposure to electricity, unspecified
- **Source:** Electric parts, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Naval Facilities Engineering Command Southwest
- **Location:** 34800 Bob Wilson Drive, SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA, 92134
- **NAICS:** 928110
- **Jurisdiction:** 0
## Narrative

An employee was replacing a ballast when his hand contacted an energized wire, causing an electrical shock and second degree burn.

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