# Second degree electrical burns at BILL'S ELECTRIC, INC.
> OSHA SIR `2017076484` · 7/13/2017 · JOPLIN, MISSOURI
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Second degree electrical burns
## Cause
- **Event:** Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
- **Source:** Switchboards, switches, fuses
## Employer
- **Name:** BILL'S ELECTRIC, INC.
- **Location:** AJM Packaging, JOPLIN, MISSOURI, 64801
- **NAICS:** 238210
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was performing an electrical study. While he was taking a fluke meter reading on the building's main switch gear (1600A, 480V 3 phase), an arc flash occurred and the fluke meter blew up in his hands. He suffered second degree burns to the hands, arms, neck, face, and eyes, requiring hospitalization. PPE was not worn at the time.

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