# Second degree electrical burns at Bruce ELectrical Solutions, LLC
> OSHA SIR `2017109979` · 10/17/2017 · WOODWARD, OKLAHOMA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hand(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Second degree electrical burns
## Cause
- **Event:** Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
- **Source:** Relays, rheostats, starters, controls
## Employer
- **Name:** Bruce ELectrical Solutions, LLC
- **Location:** 205865 E. County Rd 32, WOODWARD, OKLAHOMA, 73801
- **NAICS:** 238210
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was doing preventative maintenance at a 480-volt motor control center. He was holding a screwdriver in his hand while tightening connections and cleaning at the line side of the breaker when an arc flash occurred. He suffered second degree burns to both hands.

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