# Electrical burns, unspecified at Austin Armature Works, LP
> OSHA SIR `2020043762` · 4/23/2020 · AUSTIN, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Electrical burns, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Direct exposure to electricity, unspecified
- **Source:** Relays, rheostats, starters, controls
## Employer
- **Name:** Austin Armature Works, LP
- **Location:** 410 Sabine St., AUSTIN, TEXAS, 78701
- **NAICS:** 423610
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

Two employees were troubleshooting a variable-frequency drive. As one of the employees was removing the wires from the bottom of the control disconnect, a wire touched the frame of the drive, causing an arc flash that burned the employee's right hand and face.

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