# Electrical burns, unspecified at Chain Electric Company, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `20171010184` · 10/24/2017 · SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Face, unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Electrical burns, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Exposure to electricity, unspecified
- **Source:** Nonclassifiable
## Employer
- **Name:** Chain Electric Company, Inc.
- **Location:** 20195 Hwy 281 N, SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS, 78240
- **NAICS:** 238210
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was installing an overhead electrical power line. The tool the employee was using contacted the ground creating a direct short. The employee was hospitalized for electrical flash burns to the face.

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