# Amputations at Shermco Industries
> OSHA SIR `20201211860` · 12/19/2020 · RICHARDSON, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hand(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
- **Source:** Switchboards, switches, fuses
## Employer
- **Name:** Shermco Industries
- **Location:** 800 W Campbell Road, RICHARDSON, TEXAS, 75080
- **NAICS:** 221115
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was inspecting the doghouse panels for the backsides of breakers in a doghouse. An arc flash burned both the employee's hands, causing a large cauterized laceration to the right hand. Both hands were amputated.

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*Source: [OSHA Severe Injury Reports](https://www.osha.gov/severe-injury-reports) · MORVS · CC0 1.0*