# Third or fourth degree electrical burns at POWERTOWN LINE CONSTRUCTION, LLC
> OSHA SIR `20161211333` · 12/5/2016 · NAPLES, FLORIDA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Third or fourth degree electrical burns
## Cause
- **Event:** Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
- **Source:** Power lines, transformers, convertors
## Employer
- **Name:** POWERTOWN LINE CONSTRUCTION, LLC
- **Location:** 5700 27th Place SW, NAPLES, FLORIDA, 34117
- **NAICS:** 238210
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was installing rubber protection (hoses and blankets) on a 13.2-KV powerline when an arc flash occurred, causing second and third degree burns to his upper right back and left upper leg.

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