# Third or fourth degree electrical burns at Alabama Power Company
> OSHA SIR `2018055053` · 5/24/2018 · BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hand(s) and arm(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Third or fourth degree electrical burns
## Cause
- **Event:** Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
- **Source:** Electric parts, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Alabama Power Company
- **Location:** 3070 43rd Ave. North, BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA, 35203
- **NAICS:** 221121
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was working from a ladder while performing an electrical evaluation at a substation. An arc flash occurred, causing second- and third-degree burns to the employee's hands and arms. The employee also fell about 4 feet from the ladder, sustaining broken ribs.

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