# Second degree electrical burns at Heart Utilities of Jacksonville, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2020043463` · 4/15/2020 · DESTIN, FLORIDA
## 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:** Power lines, transformers, convertors
- **Secondary source:** Electric parts, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Heart Utilities of Jacksonville, Inc.
- **Location:** 801 Airport Rd, DESTIN, FLORIDA, 32541
- **NAICS:** 221122
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was replacing an old fuse cutout in order to install a trip saver. A lightning arrester failed, causing an electrical arc. The employee suffered first- and second-degree burns to the arms and face. He was hospitalized.

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