# Third or fourth degree electrical burns at Baker Hughes
> OSHA SIR `2016088213` · 8/29/2016 · ODESSA, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Third or fourth degree electrical burns
## Cause
- **Event:** Indirect exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
- **Source:** Truck-motorized freight hauling and utility, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Power lines, transformers, convertors
## Employer
- **Name:** Baker Hughes
- **Location:** 6165 W Murphy, ODESSA, TEXAS, 79763
- **NAICS:** 213112
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee raised the bed of a truck and contacted a power line. The employee received second and third degree burns on his hands and back.

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