# Second degree electrical burns at Powercare & Service Solutions, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `20171111358` · 11/29/2017 · CHANNELVIEW, TEXAS
## 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, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Powercare & Service Solutions, Inc.
- **Location:** 77530 Miller Rd #1, CHANNELVIEW, TEXAS, 77530
- **NAICS:** 423610
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was preparing to perform a load test on a customer's uninterrupted power supply system. The employee was making the final connection between the customer battery system and a string of temporary batteries. Upon attempting connection of the two connectors, an arc flash occurred, causing second degree burns to both of the employee's hands.

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